Hard to throw out numbers without knowing all the details but that's a good starting point.

@Jon SchwartzYou should throw “in Los Angeles” in the question to kick off keyword alerts for the Los Angeles crowd.

Just throwing a number out for paint, floors and AC, to me that sounds like $20,000.

I always tell my friends that are pushing buying housing in this market and are saying "throwing money away in rent" - well now might not be the right time if your having trouble getting a place and "there ain't no shame in renting".    

I always buy sheets pillow cases towels, brand new. 

There are likely some big swings coming to the industry due to what's going on in the world, but that too could help me by throwing me in the deep end and challenging me to be agile and creative in my pursuits.

It's when you try and hide something that it can come back and bite you in the back end and really throw a wrench into the process. 

It is very rare that I didn't say to myself "Yeah I could have done this or that to make that guest stay better" But sometimes, you just have to throw your hands in the air and say "Screw it.

Since her rent payment will never get the investment property paid off should I throw the $20K on that property?

I just thought I would throw it out there and see if anyone had any bad experiences with maybe contractors or exiting the property.