The buyers said they fell in love with the privacy and the view. As far as I know, they haven't fixed anything. When they eventually resell, if they make a few valuable improvements they'll have an excellent resale profit. Since few home buyers want to tackle a fixer-upper house, there is little competition from other buyers. Whether buying a fixer-upper for either personal use or as a rental investment, look for needed profitable improvements.
Paint is, by far, the most profitable improvement of all.
Painting a house, inside and outside, can add thousands of dollars of value at very low cost. Other profitable improvements include new carpeting, fresh landscaping, new kitchen cabinet facings and new top-quality appliances. Avoid houses needing structural work such as foundation repairs, new roof and major renovation. Although necessary, these unprofitable improvements rarely add as much market value as they cost. Since there is little buyer competition for fixer-upper houses, these homes sell very slowly.