None of them are expensive and if you did all of them I'm willing to bet you'd see a big improvement.  

We are currently in discussions with contractors about improvements needed to her home (she has done little work on it over the past thirty years) prior to renting and are feeling totally overwhelmed.

However, within the seasoning period that may want to value the property as "purchase price + cost of improvements".

Something you could have improved or change?

The idea is if you make energy improvements to your property, it can be financed either publicly or privately, and paid through a special assessment on the property taxes. 

I think I am going to take a harder look at my core competencies and see how I can improve upon them before spending exorbitant money on a coach.  

Lowering the interest rate would lower the payment, improving cashflow, and improving DTI.

A list of major improvements and costs to the property...you should know this information with or without the contractor.

Home improvement contractor that has been looking to get into some fix and flip and also buy and hold properties and have been researching creative options for funding my potential investment any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I have been taking depreciation however the improvements will likely take care of that.