just did renos on a rental property, they had ceiling panels in the basement washroom, I went to see why the fan is so loud, and I found that they put the whole kitchen hood fan there :)  it even had the working light in there

You could probably even visit some builder design centers where they usually have some kitchens and bathrooms already set up so you can see what all the materials look like together.  

The pros are much quicker and their equipment cleans much better.

I've spent the last 15+ years in the corporate world, specifically selling large medical capital equipment, start-ups and new product launches.  

Looking at the bright side, at least they shut off the water and left all the tile wall and kitchen undamaged.it hurt to look at, here is the basement.

It's hard standing in the sellers kitchen watching one of them cry.Thanks.

The only few things that it requires to do is clean, paint and to fix a couple of cabinets of the kitchen.

One of the items on the list was to replace the kitchen floor (currently adhesive tile that is peeling up).

Assuming that my ARV is correct and I'm not terribly confident it is as we're total newbies, I think that we might be able to get right around the $200k mark with some sweat equity in projects that we can do, modest kitchen upgrades (counter tops, backsplash, possibly replacing some cabinet hardware), and modest bathroom upgrades (tiling the floors, replacing the sinks and vanities).

I know many people personally who have all the surface appearances like homes, cars, new granite stainless steel kitchens who are all neck deep in debt.