Painting is very time consuming and you can find a ringer to do it for $60-70 per room for labor.

In such cases, don't fight them, join them, they usually contract for repairs, I've never seen a probate/estate attorney paint a house!

My tenants have a garage, private backyard and a bigger backyard yet still blocked the crawl space with old paint cans, old useless rusty bikes, ladders, rusty old toys etc.

In Maryland the seller needs to provide a disclosure/disclaimer statement, and older homes need a federal lead paint disclosure.

If it is painted and that old you may have to use lead safe practices.

Grading issues, water leaks in the basement, water dams, leaky roof, drafty windows, boilers, furnaces, garages, retaining walls, sidewalks, failing plumbing, unsafe electrical, peeling paint on siding, etc....

Yep best investment you'll make outside of fresh coat of paint and good cleaning.

For me it is a combination of the two.Homedepot:For paint I use Kilz Pro-X dead flat, all fans and light fixtures, all plumbing(bigger selection)Lowes:I use there tile and backspalsh.

PAINT EXTERIOR OF NEW FRONT DOOR: $2250.00REPAIRS: INSTALL TWO NEW LOCKSETS ON THE EXTERIOR DOORS.

But, if I were to guess at San Antonio prices and if I were to guess at the quality level you want and if I were to guess at the types of contractors you'd use and if I were to guess at the condition of the property, my *GUESS* would be about $30 per square foot, or about $65K.That would cover all mechanicals (electrical, plumbing, HVAC), insulation, sheetrock, painting, flooring, cabinets, lighting/plumbing fixtures, appliances and trim (for about 2200 square feet).But again, you don't provide much info, so that's a complete guess based on assumptions that could be completely incorrect.