She found 2 old cigarette lighters in the walls when they tore them out.

The size of the unit makes me lean towards lighter colors. 

That makes sense to focus on lighter rehab especially from a distance and starting in a new market.

While it may scare a lot of people off, I will be able to look at it and know exactly how to fix it.If you don't have experience in renovations, I really recommend looking for something lighter for your first one.

The guru classes may not cause analysis paralysis, but they do cause your wallet to become lighter as you sign up for each one.

As far as doing the bedrooms goes, it could be cheaper to do the living room (the one in the picture) and the hallway in matching vinyl, and simply put in fresh, lighter carpet in the bedrooms.

I know I won't always be getting move in ready properties, so establishing those relationships now with smaller projects might be a nice lighter step for me to take.  

I should have gone with a much lighter color when I refinished the floor, for instance.

Most of us shoot for a minimum of $100 per door cash flow, as below that is not worth the efforts, time, headaches, etc. but with an apartment building, you only have one property to manage and drive to, one loan, etc etc so accepting lighter cash flow, but getting huge upside may be ok.

It looks like it is going to be much lighter and faster, but for our users, should look the same as the current one.