The shelter itself actually looks modern and nicely landscaped. 

Or $10-$20k on landscaping, either adding or removing grass/rocks, whatever and actually reduce the value if the buyers want what you removed ro don’t want what you added. 

There are a few more expenses than just the rehab.PURCHASE PRICE +Inspections +Lender fees (points, etc) +Rehab +Mortgage Interest +Property Taxes +Insurance +Utilities (power, water, gas) +Maintenance (pool, landscape, etc) +Staging, if applicable=PURCHASE, BUILD, & HOLDING COSTSAfter that you take your sales price, subtract out commissions and seller closing costs, then subtract out the figure above, and now you have your net profit.

I spent around 20,000 over the year to remodel the kitchen, bathrooms, all new flooring, landscaping, etc.

I spent around 20,000 over the year to remodel the kitchen, bathrooms, all new flooring, landscaping, etc.

Fresh desert landscaping in front yard with mature palm trees; all landscaping on an auto-timed sprinkler system.

New HVAC, floors, kitchen hood, lights, fans, vanities, paint, some wallpaper, and landscaping.

Upgraded floors, kitchen, paint, vanities, lights, fans, landscaping, and installed a new HVAC.

But typically, you have three practical options:You or your spouse spend more than 500 hours a year.You or your spouse spend more than 100 hours a year and no one else spends more hours.You or your spouse is the only person who substantially participates in the activity.Let me provide examples so you see how this works.Example 1: You do all the marketing, housekeeping and landscape maintenance.

@Padric Lynch landscaping & maintenance