mix and match kitchen cabinets

[Royce Talbo]

In the past I have used Lowes stock shaker cabinets for my rental, but i found that because box is presswood and the doors are laminated mdf, the base cabinets doors swell if liquids get on them and not immediately cleaned. the cabinet also swells if there is a leak. my thoughts for my next rental were to go with all plywood cabinets and doors, but they cost almost 3x more. then i though maybe i can just buy the plywood cabinet lowers and buy the cheap stock cabinets for the uppers since people dont usually put wet dishes or spill things from the upper cabinets. has anyone done this? is too noticeable of a difference? color would be white and this will be a long term rental so i want something that will last.