Whenever i do a bathtub or shower, I get nice tile with a built in soap holder.

Purchase price: $150,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $222,500 Moderate rehab with mostly cosmetic items including tile flooring, refinished kitchen counters and bath tub/showers, new bath vanities, all new light fixtures, new hardware throughout, and refreshed landscaping in front and in back.

Purchase price: $150,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sale price: $222,500 Moderate rehab with mostly cosmetic items including tile flooring, refinished kitchen counters and bath tub/showers, new bath vanities, all new light fixtures, new hardware throughout, and refreshed landscaping in front and in back.

Here and there you may find plumbers that will fill a hole with cement but they typically don't do finishing work.This is why I suggest that if you have a tiled bathtub/shower always have extra matching tiles and grout on hand in case they have to do plumbing work and don't have access on the opposite side of the wall. 

A hand picked items from the report:- quite a few minor electrical issues (determined safety, will ask provider to fix)- leak from upstairs bathtub going to the downstairs kitchen ceiling and 2 other rooms with visible current water damage (quite concerned)-insulation on only 25% of the roof (how do tenants keep warm?)

Simple issues like repainting the ceiling where the paint is peeling due to them overflowing the bathtub and leaving it long enough to have the water seep through the floor of the bathroom and leak through the kitchen ceiling.

Due to a drain pipe leak buried in the floor of a second floor bathroom (the only bathroom in this property), the tenant was unable to use the bathtub/shower for about a week. 

I learned that knowing the area is crucial and missing out on specific details such as bathtubs, colors, etc is can become big issues with buyers/renters.

They'll tell you the handyman is a drunk, the girl next door is donating plasma to make her rent, there are mice, the current landlord is IMPOSSIBLE to reach on the phone, The bathtub faucet has dripped for 5 years, The teenagers down the street are gang members...

I found a huge savings on freestanding bathtubs through signature hardware.