The renovation/rehab will include the following work: painting, tile work (flooring, shower, back splash), plumbing to relocate sink & toilet, wall removal, drywall finishing,  electrical, etc. 

I was referring to connecting to the various inks/toilets/showers.

Watching to see how this pans out..

One lesson I learned the hard way is always keep an eye on your water meter especially if you are paying for water as the landlord.I had one tenant not tell me her water was running on her toilet for months and when I got the next water bill it went from $800-$900 every quarter and jumped up to $3648 for one quarter.

You can hire the same contractor who will shop at the same Home Depot to buy the same toilet or can of paint or sheet of drywall for either property.

Many people inquired on Zillow but none panned out after one week. 

For example, @Brandon Reinhardt property being a D class (as James claimed), it doesn't need a top of the line toilet.

Like Joey said, less turnover, less wear on the property (travel nurses are hardly home and when they are they're sleeping lol), less replacing towels and pots and pans when STR guests inevitably ruin them, and still good returns if you're in a market with demand for MTRs.

Of course, this was no bed of roses: we put a lot of work into these - roof leaks, flooded floors, painting, clogged toilets, annoying tenants - you name it.Today, we are contemplating selling one house and putting the profits into SP500.

It also requires that you have access to contractors, get calls at three in the morning to fix a broken toilet, and try to figure out where the next deal is coming from.