$50k sounds fair. We done a similar reno with me doing most of the work and it set me back around $35k
i saved about $7k on the painting and i also saved more by doing the electrical and demolition myself

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cheaper rent is an option however you would need to take in to consideration some of the below.

• builder does not leave rubbish around like they normally do and do a final clean up before handover.
• who will be paying for the water and electricity during the build as this will spike during that time.
• trades normally do 7:00am starts – would this bother the tenant.

i cant think of any more points at the moment but im sure others would come up with some. 

what type of costs have they been giving you?

Go the glass top. We used to have the coil but always had to fix it every 6 months.

It was 60m2

I'm also doing another one now and its costing me $94k

Floor space is 112m2 Internal space is 60m2. 

I was receiving quotes between $90k – $200k So the gap is quite large.

will you not have to also pay CGT once the property is sold as it will be classified as an investment property. would be better of keeping it as a PPOR  that way you save on the tax?

Are you looking to purchase a PPOR or  IP 

i know the cost to paint a standard 3bdr house is around $3k and to buy the paint and material for DIY is around $500. price comes down to what you already have like brush, trays painting stick the less you have the more it will cost you. in saying that it will be less the next time around as you will already have everything and will only need to pay for the paint.

also like Jamie said you really need to buy good painters tape as the cheep ones are really hard to get off the wall and may event task some of the paint off.

cheers,

Steve