I would not refinish soft pine -- too soft...it's not considered a hardwood, and everything dents it.  

I know so little about them, and will brush up on it.

In general, I've always thought of (and seen) luxury suffering first and then that softness moving down to middle and lower tier properties.   

So, I decided that I liked it enough to put some money in the deal as well.Some of the repairs we made:Ripped out nasty carpet and installed new laminateRipped out sheet vinyl and installed new ceramic tileNew toilets and hardware in bathroomsInstalled new privacy fence where neededPainted entire interiorReplaced all baseboardsCleaned up flower beds and put pine straw inCut  down tree in back yard that was damaging the old fenceHad house and all concrete soft washedAdded CO monitorsLots and lots of cleaning...  

Quote from @Rodney Menendez: @Peter Dukaj yes we are still finding lots for around $19k in Lehigh Acres with no issues for construction  still a soft market and utilities are going to run way more than public sewer and water taps. it all ends up being the same. 40-50k for a lot no matter how you skin the cat. plus all the site work required for those lots is more than double what a traditional infill lot requires in miami or columbus for example