Bathroom and kitchen cabinets are ugly, too.My first reaction was to plan the major renovation: full bathroom and kitchen remodelling, replacing HVAC, plumbing and electrical.

Also can you deduct cleaning expenses (dirty bathrooms, showers, appliances, not wear and tear)?

Purchase price: $63,000 Duplex (Upper/Lower):Purchased for $63,000Put approximately $8,000 into upper unit (Paint & Flooring throughout, Bathroom renovation, Kitchen updating).

I would want to rip up the carpet in all bedrooms, the floating tile in the kitchen/living room/bathrooms and lay down water/scratch proof laminate.

The maintenance/cap ex is more a function of number of kitchens, bathrooms, square footage, etc than a function of the rent collected.  

It’s 3 bedroom and 1 bathroom. 

There is some mold growth on a first floor wall from a leaking toilet shut-off valve in an upstairs bathroom so in the scope of work are you able to state something to the extent that to completely remove the mold it will require new drywall and removal/re-installation of carpets?  

I did minor cosmetic updates to both bathrooms, and I converted a second living room into a 3rd bedroom.

We will add a a bathroom and rehab most of the cosmetics of the home.

Purchase price: $90,000 Cash invested: $30,000 3/2 with 2 unheated bonus rooms attached, turned into a 4-2 with the second unheated bonus room turned into a master bathroom.