He works a full time job and does floor refinish and tile on the side.

Do you mean refinish?

Hang windows to small roofing jobs, even repair and refinish floors and do carpet too.That's were I started doing flip work for others.I say find better crews.

I then hired a bathtub refinishing firm for the tubs and that turned out beautiful.

My refinishing guy would charge about $200 to do a tile shower surround just to give an idea about price...

Rehab was basic stuff: kitchen, 2 baths, refinished hardwood floors, new carpet in basement, new doors, lighting, new vinyl windows, exterior & interior paint.

On the other hand, in this market it makes financial sense to refinish HW floors if they're already there, but not to install them in an entry level house.

the 38k includes mostly new roofing (there are 5 small roofs), major siding repair, re-finishing all the hardwoods (cheaper than 2 carpet installs), a replacement of a bathroom that is functional but not up to code, a replacement of a deck that is functional but not up to code.

.- The house has recently been remodeled with newer maple cabinets in the kitchen and refinished hardwood floors.

Refinishing or painting cabinets is very labor intensive, and results are dependent upon the skill level of the user.