This, in turn, increases supply and by its nature cuts down demand.

For example, I have clients that won't take below a 12% ROI with a light rehab while I also have clients that won't do value-add so they are fine with a 8% cash on cash return. 

Naturally folks brought some of their own stuff.House cleaning: we had a chore board.

There is some light remodeling I'm going to be doing to the house, should probably take me about 2 weeks max.

(I would not DIY)4)  Other than extra natural lighting, any other major benefits to a skylight?

My natural inclination has been to get into the remolding side of things because I am someone that enjoys working with my hands and my most of my current experience is in HVACR working on pharmaceutical freezers and the like.

So I'd cover costs, perhaps lightly cashflow this home that's in great shape a few hundred bucks max (currently 20 yr mortgage), and then cover ~40-50% of my mortgage with 5% down on the new home (builder would finish the basement).

I can write up an invoice right now that says "$3000 - replaced natural gas furnace", but until you fire up the furnace and test the performance and put eyes on the unit to verify it is new, who knows the quality of the work?

Also, $90k of work will take some time and $6k holding seems light.

Based on the photos, the fixes look cosmetic in nature and I will be visiting this property on Saturday to have a closer look.