Recommendations on kitchen & bath updates

[Chad Murray]

I'm looking at updating/improving the kitchen and bathroom on a small house in Waldo to prepare it to become a rental property.  Any advice on how much to invest in those updates?  How much is too much?  What materials would you recommend/not recommend?

[David Cruice]

If it's a small house in a low rent neighborhood put lipstick on a pig.  Have the tiles, tub, and sinks reglazed instead of replacing them.  By nice, but cheap, faucets from Home Depot or Lowes.  If you're paying for the water, install low-flow toilets, shower-heads, and aerators.  And my all-time favorite for the kitchen, if the cabinet boxes are good, have them painted (make sure to seal the paint with a good dewaxed shellac or polyurethane) and fit new door and drawer hardware for buck or two apiece.  DO NOT install a garbage disposal or dishwasher because you'll become your tenants' new BFF!  Here's a fine exactly of pained kitchen cabinets:  https://www.domesticimperfection.com/my-painted-ki...