He also works painting and doing electrical with me. 

Get the advice of an agent in your area but in addition to what's been said: paint job, flooring, exterior appearance (new siding/paint/power-wash/whatever) and landscaping.

Simple fixes with this one; new flooring, new paint, new kitchen and new bath (to name a few things).

Floors, painting, repairs, needed improvements, etc.

New paint, new tile work, new cabinets and countertops, all made this house shine.

Take out all the garbage piled up in units, new paint, and flooring and raised rents What was the outcome?

Removed all the wallpaper, painted the entire house, redid all of the floors, cleaned up the DIY attic conversion, installed ceiling fans in all rooms, slightly reconfigured the kitchen What was the outcome?

I believe you’d find it less costly to rip up the yard and install a new sod lawn rather than install pavers.

Purchase price: $220,000 Cash invested: $20,000 3Br 2 Bath townhouse we purchased for long term rental. 90s/2000s builder grade inside nothing special but was ready to rent with a little paint.

I was thinking about patching them sanding them and possibly just painting over it.