Shampooing, patching, painting, cleaning, etc....always hire contractors.

lower your property management from 10%-9-8% when you buy more units use the same paint/flooring/carpet/fixtures in all your homes.

I’ll have to show this to people when they ask me why my hands are always covered in paint since I technically have a white collar job!

Otherwise a nice coat of paint covers a lot of imperfections. 

Altogether I was looking at about 30k in renovations BEFORE we even got to the more topical kitchen, bathroom, and painting upgrades.

If it’s accepted, I’ll be paying 170k for a 3 bed 2 bath house that will probably be worth 220-230 after TLC, paint and carpet.

Awaiting paint for front door & window (mint green). 

The railing on the steps was loose and needed to be secure, the draining sprouts were draining right by the foundation of the house and needed to be replaced and the paint on the windows was peeling and bare wood was exposed.

@Scotland Ray Smith - I couldn't agree (much) more with @Matthew Baltzell on the following two points: "You create your own luck", and "The key is to just get started"I'm a mechanical engineer by degree, manufacturing engineer in a paint shop by profession.

Cleaning, paint ect. they would be lucky to get out with just forfeiture of deposit IMO