Busy helping brother & sister in-law remodeling their store.

Raise his rent substantially - like $200/mo - and leave him there for awhile, and you'll recoup some of those repair costs via increased rent.I am a remodeler who has renovated some hoarder homes.

Remodeling Magazine does a very well researched report each year, broken down by region of the country, as to what improvements add the most value to your house.

They do all the finishing touches like hanging doors, trimming the home, and little things like door stoppers, knobs, toilet paper and towel holders ect.

Maybe theres a retired remodeler out there that would just love to spend some time on your job sites and let you pick his brain.

i thought about tile - but if this dowsnt work out down the road , i would remodel again and do everything different - i dont want to make the investment of all tile - 

Maintenance snaking sounds like a great way to minimize the cost and time of slow and clogged drains.It is amazing how often that I have found that a toy or other object has been flushed thought an is actually stuck in the toilet.

So after purchase the rehabber had to demolish the toilets and bathrooms to get the pipes out.

I'm leaning towards trying the power washing & stain option to save the money for more important things....we're looking at doing a kitchen remodel in the next few months that will keep the "sweetie" more than happy. 

This will be a relatively extensive remodel project on a 2500 sqft home.