Many of my cabinets are 30+ years old, but they were built 100 times better than the crap being sold today so they hold up to more abuse!

.)* Refaced kitchen cabinets and vanity; new counter tops, sinks and faucets ($5,000)* Ceramic tile in kitchen, bath and hallway ($1,000)* New carpet throughout ($3,000)For a total of $12,000.

New paint, laminate floors, new cabinets, granite, new tile and finished the attick space to create a 3rd bedroom/bonus room.

Love seeing the darker painted cabinets! 

Tulsa probably isn't too much different than DFW, and $10K around here will usually get you good rental grade rehab for a house that size, IF the roof, foundation and HVAC are good and you don't have to replace all the appliances & cabinets.  

If cabinets and counter tops represent $15,000 of the total, they can be depreciated over 10 years.  

I want to be able to get a 203k loan and do some of the work myself. work like flooring, tiling, painting, any finish carpentry, possibly drywall work, bathroom/kitchen cabinets, etc...These tasks do not require a license to perform.Is this something i will have to work out with the selected contractor?

I do not check their passports either…they get paid per finished project. kitchen, bathroom etc. so far the system works out well.Gutted bathroom :Install durock, tiles around bath and on the floor, toilet, medicine cabinet, vanity, connect plumbing and paint = $800 labor for finished bathroom.

Total plus sinks, updated cabinets, fixtures, tubs = 6K min.Paint: Everything needs painted inside and exteriour touched up.

So we chose that route and repainted, added baseboards, refinished the bathroom cabinets, added granite to the kitchen and bathrooms, added used stainless appliances, and cleaned up the yard and house.