House hacking Flooring recommendation

[Alma G.]

Bought a house with basement & am house hacking. I plan to live above & rent out basement. I was planning to use Rigid Core LVP light color for main living areas for both levels & carpet in all bedrooms & 6 step stairs going up & 6 step stairs going to basement. 

What’s your experience with Rigid Core LVP with light color? Do you recommend it? It is priced higher than a laminate vinyl plank flooring . 

I am also debating if I should use the same Rigid Core LVP on the stairs match instead of carpeting it for ease of cleanup and not having to vacuum but keeping in mind that it is light wood grain pattern quite taupe in color ) would that show stains & dirt fast? I don’t want to stress about cleanup and   maintainence.