Leaks here can damage cabinets and lead to mold.Hidden Pipe Leaks: Turn off all water in the house.

You want beautiful hand-rubbed clear maple cabinets in the kitchen and a sweet Japanese toilet that plays soothing music as it heats up water to wash your backside with in the bathroom.

We rarely hear our tenant, occasionally if she slams a cabinet, and the bathrooms back up to each other so we can hear the toilet flush occasionally if we’re in the bathroom.

Rehab budget $20k to $25k for 1/1 interior should cover re-doing up to every thing (but the cabinets looked pretty good).

I learned how to tile, sweat copper, hang drywall, mount cabinets, etc etc.

Out here when I live it's going to cost at least $275/SF to build a spec that will keep up with the competition and meet buyers expectations (high ceilings, semi-custom cabinet package, fireplace, floor to ceiling tile in all showers, swimming pool, temperature controlled garage, pot filler, thermador appliances, level 5 drywall, oversized custom pivot door for entry, epoxy in garage, custom closet in master, etc)Also that number assumes you are owner-builder or you GC the job yourself.

There is a lot of work you can do without pulling any permits here in Chicago like cabinets, tile, flooring, paint, etc.  

I built a house for a specific tenant, that had no steps inside or outside the house, plus other features such as a roll in shower with no lip, and no cabinets under the kitchen sink.

A cabinet painting business ran as a cash based sole-proprietor and I’m an insurance adjuster operating out of an S-Corp.

The chip on the cabinet is a slightly different issue.It would be unusual to fix the cabinet now and take it out of the security deposit as you are just reducing your protection.