My wife and I are just getting ready to get started with buy and hold rentals. We were JUST talking about flooring last night. We would personally prefer hard flooring throughout. My wife is particularly sensitive to smells and allergens. We ere thinking hardwood where it pre-existed or made sense and linoleum elsewhere. We like linoleum as a "natural" alternative to vinyl. Maybe tile in baths and kitchens? (I love the idea back at the beginning of this thread about using iron tubs and tile enclosures instead of "cheap" fiberglass inserts!)
We were wondering between ourselves if there would possibly be any market resistance to not having carpet in bedrooms, especially up north where the floors could get cold in the winter. Any feedback on that?
