I am redoing my stairs that were previously carpet and putting on vinyl planks.

Nothing worthy of going to court for, but let's just say with what we've had to put up with as tenants, we don't feel like rent should keep increasing every year.For the record, my girlfriend and I are very good tenants who pay early every month and will leave our apartment much cleaner than it was when we moved in.  

@Cody Snow, as you asked for an advice, the only thing you can do with this one now is to clean it up yourself, paint, carpet, repair only what needs to be repaired, NO RENOVATIONS, and put it back for sale. 

There are two spots on the living room carpet;9.  

Sometimes if the carpet is really bad or the paint is really old, the seller will offer a credit to fix as a way to make up for it.Hope this helps.

We figured if we made it livable and up to code/basic fixing (paint, carpet cleaning, etc) we could get someone to rent it.

I am looking to replace the original carpeting in one of my rentals. they simply don't hold up and i am tired of replacing them ever few years, plus this is a better unit which would benefit from a nicer laminate.  

@Howard Greisman informed me that he wasn't please with the cleaner.

The tenants put carpet down in the basement and some green tarp on the asphalt backyard which really has spruced it up a bit but that's it as far as improvements.

I'd hate to have to spend 30K on a new roof, 40K on a kitchen remodel, 15K per bathroom on EACH bathroom remodel, paint, carpets, etc. as it needs updating over 30 years...I figure pooling it is kosher since there I operate the rentals like a multifamily as a single owner.