Single mom budgets have to stretch.Growing up, these were the types of homes that I had grown accustomed to and every time I visited my grandparents, I was simply amazed how the box on the wall could light the heater and why they didn't need a stick to keep the windows open.

Multiply the house's length and width, multiply that by 0.93 to account for wall thicknesses etc.

If you're ripping out old stuff for cosmetic updates anyway it's not too much work to update some of the stuff behind the walls as well...At least in our limited experience.  

Your dog is making dogtracks all over your brandnew carpet as he happily tongue out smilyface skids all over the floors walls and ceilings... you need LEADS.

Here are some updates on the renovation:I renoved most of the kitchen cabinets, a lot of the carpet in the rooms, Removed the old wall boards in bedroom #2 scraped a lot of the old ceiling in the dining room, and generally made a lot of mess :) Here are some pics starting with my one of a kind Audi truck seen here carrying 6 doors and 40 cases of LVP flooring :)

Now... here is what we did:AFTER:Now, when you look closely... its just shiplap for the bathrooms, framing in a standard island in the kitchen and accenting it with more shiplap, an extra faucet for the stove range (a pot filler is our signature move but there obviously is no wall to put one for the stove so we had to be creative)...All and all this added maybe a few extra grand to the budget and look how different this ended up compared to what most rental investors would do... and BECAUSE we chose these finishes the market value of the house skyrocketed and we get more money back when we refinance it.

That seems far less expensive than retaining an attorney.

Also if you are going to keep cabinetry on the garage wall, have it end at the wall so you don’t have a bump out that you have to walk around coming in from the garage!

For example, a home inspector may see cracks in the walls/ceilings that suggest you have a structural engineer.

For cleaners - use TurnoverBnb or Properly AppI use the Thumbtack app to find vendors (plumbers, electricians, handymen, wall paperers, etc)Definitely make use of a program like Hospitable or OwnerRez to make conversations with guests easier and automated.Outside cameras are a must and asking for photos from your housekeeping staff after each clean is vital.