@Emil Pinlac about the backsplash -- nope, just for aesthetics. 

If you want to master these 2, study these 2, wholesaling is simply when you apply these skill to real estate for the purpose of "horse trading".

What happens... if you do nothing and simply sell or rent as is?

Their lease is up before January, I'm not sure if I can non renew, or if that would simply encourage them not to pay and then fall squarely into the eviction moratorium.   

I’m looking for other real estate investors/wholesalers in the Pittsburgh area.I simply need to surround myself with other like minded people and build business relations because I am a rookie to all of this!

You would ideally want designs that are aesthetically pleasing but also have long term durability. 

Is it based on a quote you got for the property or simply an estimate? 

Simply because that's where the IRS has identified the most abuse of the tax code.

Is this simply a normal cycle that happens after summer is over, or is there something more here?

There simply isn't enough housing.