Laminate or Quartz for a future investment property?

[Beth Wade]

My husband and I are just getting on the real estate bandwagon. We are in the process of buying a brand new townhome that we will live in for 2-3 years until he retires from the military. After that we will be renting it out. My gut tells me not to spend the $6000 to upgrade all laminate countertops (kitchen and 3 baths) to quartz but thought I’d ask the experts as I don’t have experience with laminate to know if it’s something that will need to be replaced often and quartz wouldn’t.

Thanks for any feedback! We are excited to start our real estate investing journey!

[David M.]

@Beth Wade

Why not use granite? For my area, granite starts at $35 sqpft installed. Meanwhile, quartz starts at $80 sqft.

Otherwise ihabenr had a problem with my personal quartz tops. As many other posts have said, really depends on what the neighborhood has and what is expected in your market.

Good luck