I am looking to buy and flip houses with only cosmetic repairs needed in order to get extra cash to put towards my long term goal of passive income. 

Steve Ferguson is another highly recommended but he doesn't have his own people to do maintenance and repairs so hes paying top market prices for that stuff and he charges half months rent for new tenants.

not made up...Completely renovated properties are susceptible to all repairs.

By adding tile floors, new cabinets and counters, new fixtures, new applicances, I think I should be able to get $1900 for rents no problem.I have not done a renovation of this scale, so if anyone can recommend contractors in Honolulu, Millani, Kailua, or Oahu in general that would do this kind of work, please do here or PM me.Also, I have no idea if I am able to write most of this off as repairs, or will I have to amortize the cost (not favorable)?

Their involvement will mean the bottom line of what they get from the profit according to a professional appraisal after the repair/rehab or a resale to someone else. 

I got their permission to go into the house, so that I could assess the repairs needed before giving them a purchase offer.The house had been abandoned for years and had been seriously vandalized (see Before Photos below).  

@Gavin CarriganWhat’s it worth after the repair?

They also help out with little repairs or so around the unit.  

Property is old, 1907-ish, not rehabbed at all only minimal repairs done.

By age 16 I found myself able to handle most household repairs.