I will never ever tile in another rental again.

From there, if we were to add value to increase rent, thoughts were to change out the flooring (add tile), update the kitchen cabinets and countertops.

I really need help on figuring both of them out, but I'll start with the one that I'm trying to lay out a plan for at the moment.

Some other things to learn about are:How to budget for a marketing campaignHow to lay out your marketing strategyHow to track leads and response ratesWhat to say to sellersHow to conduct CMAs & Analyze dealsWhat to say to cash buyersThese are things that usually happen before the contract and closing processes so they should probably rank higher on your priority list.A lot to get into but I hope this helps.

Douglas,do not be intimidated by this, best thing for you to do, if the floor is the major project, is to decide what material you would like to install ( tile, hardwood, laminate flooring, sheet vinyl ) that will determine how much work is involved. i would ask around at lumber yard, local hardware store or neighbors and friends who they would recommend. you call a couple of contractors ( some may not be interested do to the size of the job) and ask them to come over to give you a price for the work.

That job is way beyond the scope of a handyman and would get some more quotes from plumbers and fix the leak asap.You will need the handyman to patch the trench left by the plumbers and lay some new laminate 

Repeat with calculations for siding, flooring, carpet, tile, paint, windows, appliances.

With us we closed up every single hole we could find, did some roof work to block openings in edge of tiles and put in a new garage door because the old one had space on the sides that was allowing them to enter.

If you keep your job where you let others do work for you and once you buy the property you lay off and let the general contractor do the rest.  

We had the tub and all the tile reglazed.