If they were identical and one wanted a parking block painted and the other didn't care, who is to say the seller has to take the one that wanted the work done at any cost?

I have about $300 on my credit cards (just finally paid them off for the most part, and have about $20,000 limit).My cash on hand is relatively light, but what my plan was was to find some single family homes in the north Detroit area (currently anywhere from $40-$60k and put about $15-20k tops into any repairs or fixes (not looking for total rehabs, mostly something I can do some small repairs here and there and paint, personally I am knowledgeable about renovating up until complex electric and plumbing).

The duplex needs about $25K in work (update flooring, update the kitchen, update the bathrooms, paint the walls). 

How much should I pay to have my house re-painted in Palm Coast, FL?  

Given you said it’s unlivable, you’re probably looking at kitchen, bath, floors and paint.

Est ARV is 100-120K (good school district and solid B neighborhood).I haven't walked it yet (I will next week), but according to seller, it just needs paint, flooring throughout, new kitchen countertops (possibly cabinets too).

Especially in terms of framing, sheetrock, or painting crews. 

Do you paint inside of the cabinets/drawers as well?

However, minor cosmetic repairs or repairs to personal property cannot be deducted such as paint, replacing broken hardware, fixing leaks or holes, etc.(2) If you have other types of investments (e.g., stocks or mutual funds) that are operating at a loss, if you liquidate those investments to take a loss, you can use those losses to offset your capital gains.

The trustee did a premature appraisal before staging and before new paint, new carpets, new furnature, and these are the results.2.40M (1st appraisal) 2.45M LIST (+400K) = 2.855M OFFER2.65M (2nd appraisal) 2.70M LIST (+400K) = 3.15M OFFER ??