Well, the towel looks clean, lol

It wasn't with real estate at first, it was with a small cleaning business I started.

If you choose not to bulldoze and start over, there is a likelihood of needing all new pipes and electrical. 

Lawn, bark dust, trim shrubs, wash windows.Paint interior.New flooring.Do heavy cleaning to tub, sinks, faucets and appliances early to evaluate whether they need to be replaced.Other cleaning, repairs, and replacements.Install smoke detectors & CO2 detectorsPrior to placing ads, the following needs to be decided/ready: estimated unit availability date, how to handle utilities, market rent amount, deposit amount, any updates to application, policies, or screening process.

I usually use Melissa Data to clean my list and obtain new information before purchasing direct mail. 

They have the means for a clean break and I would take a double deposit on a two-year lease in a second.

I have knocked on doors(a summer gig), sold cars(successfully |salesman of the month out of 40 twice in 12months| & consistently just wasn't around enough winners to want to keep at it), worked in construction (I am currently helping renovate a home in Yakima, Washington), coached high school football, cleaned carpets (straight commission) and recently started a business online and learned several programming languages (HTML - CSS - JavaScript - Ruby - and bit of Python and backend database SQL stuff) and can design a fully responsive website from scratch.

i would put in smoke detectors, handrails and lighting, i also believe that because it is a multifamily that is a requirement that even the town has. if you are referring to electrical outlets and separating circuits, then yes, when you remodel that triggers bringing everything up to code.

I have a similar issue where one tenant tends to leave lights on 24/7 in rooms they're not using, and I'm paying the electricity bill.

Stephen, this is literally a copy/paste from an email I sent one of my partners recently about a duplex we were analyzing (which had 16,200 gross income):1500 - insurance  500 - landcaping & snow removal1620 - 10%management1620 - 10% of gross inc for repairs/maint3252 - $22.95 per 1000 in East Prov (142K assessment)  200 - electric  (common)  800 - water  800 - sewer  405 - 5%misc/turnover/screening/leadtests/etc.It was a quick email so I might have missed some items, but there are some #s for you.Also it's important to distinguish between "repairs when you buy it that you have to do to make it rentable" vs.