Custom Cabinets in C Class Rental?

[Matt Davis]

Just got a single family 3/1, 1100 sqft property under contract and starting to get beds from contractors. It’s a relatively inexpensive property in south TX in a B/C class neighborhood. Want to do a low-end kitchen update including inexpensive counter tops and replacing hardware on cabinetry and repainting them. First contractor to walk property made a big stink about how the cabinets weren’t worth salvaging and how he could conveniently get one of his guys who does custom cabinet work in for a complete re-do. Wanted to get other thoughts on this, getting at least two other bids on the work at the moment.