Both upstairs bath cabinets painted & resurfaced, new 5inch laminate hardwoods through out the downstairs, new carpet upstairs, fresh paint throughout including baseboards & trim.

Just fresh paint top to bottom, new light fixtures, and new flooring.

We would not be house hacking in one of them because they're currently all rented and we live for very cheap in our tiny house we built (rent is $245) so it's hard to beat that, plus we currently live close to my work.Units are currently all rented for a total of $3,000/month. ( $36,000/yr or $750/unit/month).Units probably could use some fresh paint on the outside.

8) Is it the norm for the landlord to put a fresh coat of paint inside? 

Unlike leads you can order online from a generic website, I can guarantee that the leads I pull are fresh (60 days or less), off market, and I use a ranking system to determine which sellers are most motivated based off of factors such as the executor of the property living in a different state and the amount of siblings the house has been inherited by.

A fresh coat of paint, a good carpet cleaning, open blinds, and a glade plug in go a long way.

Properties that need a fresh coat of paint. 

If you or the seller doesn't like the contract, you can rip the whole thing up in attny review and start fresh. 

I am an Accountant fresh out of busy season (almost) so I'll have some time to really explore the city.

Take your time when inspecting the property – look for defects – look for hidden or covered up defects – is there fresh paint, or new plywood covering something – be suspicious of everything.You may want to consider selling the property (assignment) before settlement – so having possession is important.Set your high bid price and don't go higher - remember auction fever – don’t get into a bidding war.Check out your competition at the sale, most of these folks are professional buyers (predators) and will out bid you or give you a chance to out-bid yourself......be careful, try to get to know them (you will see them often at auction sales, they are really good at what they do.