Separate considerations:a) My friend works for this painter and I have been trying to pay her on the side to do the work under the table.b) I am trying to get the kitchen painted by June 2nd because I am having the cabinets installed and the kitchen is already demoed.c) I currently have a contractor working on the bathroom and she agreed to paint the kitchen but she has been very slow.Thank you for all the advice!

Moreover, those to whom you might sell on installment terms may not have the perseverance or skills to manage them.

I could have granite, SS appliances, tile baths and floors, etc, you are not getting more with cash.  

Prop tax's some of the lowest the country very low insurance stucco houses tile roofs and desert landscaping all lead to ease of maintenance over time compared to FLA which of course has all sorts of weather related issues that is detrimental to houses .. high prop tax and sky high insurance ( certain areas) But its also growing.. so there is that.

My go-to-flooring was tile, but now luxury vinyl.  8.  

Install some nice hardware on them and you have a kitchen that looks so much nicer than solid oak or pine cabinets.

I did not read the entire post -- sorry if it's a duplicate.call around to all local cabinet specialty shops -- high volume shops sometimes have orders that fall through and are custom made for someone else's space that can be a great deal -- and retrofit into the space in which you need it.hope this helpsalso if you install the prefab unfinished cabinets yourself you can do an average sized kitchen for 1200 + 200 for paint/stain done in 3-4 days max

I think the carpets were installed in the 20's. 

Installed fine. 

They cant be expected to run to the shop, grab materials, install at cost.