Great learning experience and definitely adds to long term durability of our investment relative to the time and money it took to install.PS...your tenant phone interview document saved me hours of time showing the house to applicants that would not be a good fit.

I haven't ever had/used them but I think I might try them out they seem pretty durable.

A lot of floors were painted with the stuff because it's so durable.

Tile is great and durable but if you have to replace any it can be a lot of work and more expensive to install.

So it makes a low cost and durable trim recipe if you have current old wood trim that is otherwise sound.

 (6 person family with a dog and cat) Very affordable, easy to install and durable.

The long term durability of even hot water heating is somewhat questionable in my experience.

I've never done this before, so I'm looking for info and advice on every aspect of this business - from choosing durable, attractive flooring to screening tenants & drawing up rental agreements.

It is super durable and will hold up to the abuse of most tenants.  

They'll likely use a quick setting compound before topping with a ready-mix... makes fast work of it and since the quick set product is a setting compound, I believe it's a bit more durable than floating with just a ready mix.