I even provide area rugs and runners I pick up cheap to place on my wood/laminate floors.

Mandeville is my neck of the woods as well!!

Originally posted by @Roy N.

They have left the home in pretty good shape but the walls are a mess and you need to paint to attract the next tenant or the floors (carpet or wood) are in rough shape and need to be refinished or replaced. 

Aren't that many Tiger Woods of Real Estate.  

+1 on what Roy said.If the thermostat was set to 70 and I had no control, I would have the windows open.

That's my neck of the woods.

Ok, skinny on the home:Vacant 1940s craftsman two story 2/2 in an UBER family-saturated (literally two blocks from on of the nicest middle schools in town) neighborhood that pulls ft per square footage numbers down from the heavens.In need of major renovation:  -Kitchen (all but possibly cabinets to be replaced)-Needs HVAC installed-Lower level bathroom needs to be completely redone-Majority of floors in remainder of house are good solid wood, just need refinishing-Need to add a closet to an upstairs room to make it a 3/2-Great deck outside has retreating and slitted boards from water standing on fallen leaves over the years-Old one car garage most likely needs tear down-Basic landscaping and fencingThis property is listed in the MLS and has 100 DOM, dropping from 190k to 172k.  

We changed out all the carpets to a wood-look-alike vinyl sheet flooring which is easier to clean.

If you're aiming mid-level or higher, it may be worth sacrificing some of that for more eye-appeal (such as using tile instead of tub surrounds, or refinishing floors if you happen to have wood under those carpets).