New everything including extending the kitchen and adding an additional bathroom.

I would want to rip up the carpet in all bedrooms, the floating tile in the kitchen/living room/bathrooms and lay down water/scratch proof laminate.

Decide to take down the whole kitchen, island, master bathroom, guess bathroom and transform to..... 

. $300Replace bedroom and hallway carpet upstairs $1750Fix missing doorknob on bedroom $180Patch/Paint ceiling bedroom 1 $350New full bathroom vanity, flooring, shower/tub surround, toilet, medicine cabinet, paint $4000patch/paint ceiling bedroom 3 $750New light fixtures throughout $1900You most likely will also need a new roof.

It has 4 offices, reception area, bathroom and storage area.

Bathroom and kitchen cabinets are ugly, too.My first reaction was to plan the major renovation: full bathroom and kitchen remodelling, replacing HVAC, plumbing and electrical.

Also can you deduct cleaning expenses (dirty bathrooms, showers, appliances, not wear and tear)?

Purchase price: $63,000 Duplex (Upper/Lower):Purchased for $63,000Put approximately $8,000 into upper unit (Paint & Flooring throughout, Bathroom renovation, Kitchen updating).

I would want to rip up the carpet in all bedrooms, the floating tile in the kitchen/living room/bathrooms and lay down water/scratch proof laminate.

The maintenance/cap ex is more a function of number of kitchens, bathrooms, square footage, etc than a function of the rent collected.