Rental Home Rehab

[Hannah Goethel]

I'm a first-time investor and my rental property needs a new kitchen and new flooring. It is about 1300 sq ft, I'm leaning towards LVP throughout and a pretty standard kitchen update-white cabinets, granite or quartz counter tops. Does anyone have opinions or suggestions for flooring color or type that they have used before and love for their rentals? Or suggestions for cabinets they use in their rentals that are durable for a rental? I really appreciate any input or suggestions before I pull the trigger on these large expenses. Thank you!

[James Mc Ree]

I use HD's Lifeproof LVP for all of my rooms except bathrooms. It is easy to install. Each piece locks together to its neighbors. I refinish steps to get close to the LVP finish. That makes the steps look nice, but they do stand out as different.

I prefer tile for bathrooms since they are more at risk of getting wet and having sitting water. Lifeproof's core is PVC, so it's not going to warp or anything. The plank-to-plank connections are tight and seem to resist liquids well, but I don't want to push it in the bathroom.

Trail Oak has been my favorite of the Lifeproof LVPs. I've used other variations of their wood looks as well. I like the thicker and wider planks that became available in the last year or two.