For countertops in rentals we don't change them for cosmetic purposes.

I am currently in orthopedic surgery residency and my wife is a full-time special ed teacher.

I am in the construction field and can easily undertake a mostly cosmetic project (kitchens/bathrooms/finishes).   

I am not afraid of some cosmetic work or properties that can't be rented for the first year. 

Learn how to do this myself.If you WANTED to stay in real estate with some of it, then you can start now, you don't need $10M ... learn how to do it yourself with more limited funds, buy a simple cosmetic fixer as a primary house hack and you can learn, grow, and answer your own question that way and have the knowledge and experience by the time you get the money.

It would need be underpin in 4'-0" increments and that adds on labor and the way how that needs to be done (more labor intense)What I dont know now is if I should undo my steps - put a new stairs to the basement, do some cosmetic uplift  ( also waste all the money that I put into creating a new laundry room) and:1. sell the house and invest that money somewhere else?

Some of these things are cosmetic and some should be reason for concern like unit 3 living room floors are slopped and sagging, electrical issues?

It is just cosmetic work nothing difficult and I have the scope of work detailed and I am wondering if anyone knew of a good rehab crew in Toledo Ohio. 

The carpets were not clean, there are some repairs needed, but mostly cosmetic.

If you can't increase the rent you can't increase the value of the property.The General Partner paid himself so much money he paid no attention to managing the properties and he lived in Boca Raton Florida next to where Jackie Gleason and the owner of Mary K Cosmetics lived.We, the limited partners filed a Class Action lawsuit that took 5 years to settle and we won $50 million because that was the insurance policy's limit, but after the attorneys took their cut I received a check in the mail for $39 (not a mis-spelling nor a joke).