Refinish hardwood in kitchen vs install tile/LVP (rental)

[Arthur Cross-Najafi]

Hello all,

I am currently rehabbing a duplex and today I removed the layers upon layers of flooring in the kitchen (8 different floors, kinda cool tbh) to find pretty decent hardwood flooring underneath. This discovery has made it such that the entire house (save for tile in the bathroom) is all the same hardwood flooring. I was already going to refinish the hardwood flooring in the rest of the house and my first instinct was the refinish the hardwood in the kitchen as well. I have been reading that hardwood is not great for kitchens (especially in rentals) because water can ruin hardwood floors, especially if spills/pee/etc. are not quickly cleaned up (a very possible scenario depending on the tenant). So my question is, should I install LVP or tile or some other more waterproof flooring over the hardwood in the kitchen for now while I rent it and then refinish the hardwood before I sell it in the future? Or should I just refinish the hardwood in the kitchen for use in the rental? For reference, the property is located in what I would consider a C+ pocket of an otherwise C neighborhood. I would appreciate any and all thoughts/input on this matter. Thanks!