Capital Improvements add to the value of the house (Cost Basis). Things like a new A/C or heating system, windows, pool, fencing, etc. Repairs are things that need to be done for upkeep; like fix the gutters or repairing a leaky faucet. Here's more info on Home Improvements.
Sounds like most of what you did was 'repairs', but you had 'sales expenses' like mileage, hotels, cleaning supplies, exterminators that could be added to the Cost of Sale. Paying things like utilities or trash had to be done anyway, whether you sold or not, so those don't count.
So if your Basis in the Home was originally 50K and you added 10K in Capital Improvements, now your Basis is 60K. If your Cost of Sale was 20K, now your Basis is 80K. If the property sold for 100K, your Capital Gains were 20K.
Capital Gains can be taxed anywhere from 0% to 20%, depending on your Tax Bracket. Here's more info on How Capital Gains are Taxed.
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