Depending on your market a flip at that price point may not sell unless it is completely decked out and modernized.

From my point of view, I wouldn't care who brought the deal if it's a deal, but someone who's a licensed agent has at a minimum gone through the time, cost and trouble to get licensed and [theoretically] do business in an honest and above-board fashion.

one thing you can do is donate money, goods, or helpthere are thousands of displaced people living in shelters, and then there are the first responders that are helping themthey will need food, water, diapers, towels, etc, etc, etcand in less than 2 weeks is thanksgiving, so they will need help then toothis is tragic, and I hope the town is able to be rebuilt in some fashion

We completely reconfigured the floor plan, and restored the house to new condition with modern amenities and great spaces.

Complete renovation and modern design What was the outcome?

About two hours from Cambutal are Chitre and Las Tablas, the two closest major towns to get most modern comforts (McDonalds, big grocery stores, health food stores, etc).

Is that old-fashioned of me?

Get a stainless one if you don't already have it so it matches the stove.Add a dishwasher - also stainless to match.Consider demoing and replacing the tile backsplash to something more modern.

Keep things simple, do not create any payroll for him and focus on making more money.Now, if he makes $75k net, which is after expenses - then he needs to consider an S-corporation and W2 payroll for himself.Bookkeeping is simple, really: record everything he spends for business in any form that is simple for him: old-fashioned notepad, Excel or Google Sheets if he knows how to use them or apps like Expensify or TaxBot.

I prefer shaker style but they have several modern styles to pick from.