An identical floor plan & SF, 2 BR condo can vary $50k where I live depending on the upgrades (original or upgraded kitchen, baths, floors?)

Howdy everybody, just signed up to learn more about real estate after getting a recommendation from a fellow hardwood flooring professional located on the east coast.  

The layout was really odd and I dismissed it because the flow of the floor plan was awful. 

The main floor has 5 inch oak stained dark, there is a front and back staircase going to the upstairs which is currently carpet.  

Running comps this way doesn't take into account updated kitchen and bathrooms, finishes such as hardwood floors/granite counter tops/stainless steel appliances or amenities such as pools and fireplaces, etc.The best way to get a comp is to look at what recently sold within a 1-2 mile radius of the property you're looking at.  

While directing tile-setters, painters, handymen, plumbers and flooring installers, my family lived in the home (more like camping really) and made frequent trips to the beach for surf and sea breezes.

Hey BP - I don't think I've seen a comprehensive list on this forum, so I wanted to outsource this question to the community to see what works best for everyone.I buy rentals in the Midwest in C+ to B neighborhoods, and I'm always interested in saving money on flooring/painting/etc.So, what materials do you swear by for lower end rentals?

So I'm in a situation where I recently just talk to a property owner i'm in Columbus Ohio and the property is about three beds one bath has potential for spare room downstairs but the real question is she told me she owes 12,000 in property taxes she inherited property from her dad he paid cash on the property, he recently just passed away and she called me about selling and she let me know that she owes taxes she's looking to get 40 K out the property I was doing some of my research and I was noticing the properties are selling for about 50-80k then I went to the Franklin County clerks of courts and it says that she has a pending case open with a pre-foreclosure so I'm wondering will I still be able to wholesale the property and if anybody knows some general prices of remodeling a kitchen for a house in that price range, also remodeling bathrooms change indoors and refinishing floors house is about 925sqft because I'm still trying to figure out the estimated repair cost to make an offer ?

I have a cash offer in on a 10 year old, 1069 sq Foot,  3/3 Townhome that needs more than a little work (Replacing the carpets and linoleum with laminate floors, sanding, minor patching, painting walls, and re-seeding a 500 sq foot back yard), but not a full rehab. 

Literally a stones throw from the campus.It has four floors that are all units.