While many of us here are anti guru and this group is full guru, we are pro education.

Get a glue down with at least a 12mil wearlayer( I would prefer 20-22mil) and make sure it have a good scratch resistant finish such as Aluminium Oxide or Ceramic Bead.

Now I fall squarely in the "why not do both camp" so I am by no means am I anti-REI; simply looking to add some nuance to the topic at hand.  

Around 2 years ago San Diego council passed anti STR regulations. 

Treat anything that can not be removed with bleach solution and paint with Anti fungal paint.

In one of the adds about the upcoming auction I found a note:The property will be sold subject to the redemption rights in favor of the Internal Revenue Service by virtue of the tax lien(s) recorded in Registry of Deeds… (I found 15K)2nd message: The premises will be sold subject to a one-year redemption rights in favor of the United States of America by virtue of the Notice of Lien for Fine and/or Restitution Imposed Pursuant to the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty (In the listed book I found a federal tax lien of 450K)The same person owned several more properties that are also in a foreclosure process.

Im a CMI, CBA, CMA, CMR , IAQ Oxidation Specalist for over 17 years, mold requires moisture over 50% Rh to sustain it, over 17% on substrate.

While I am not anti-wholesaler, working with wholesalers can be tricky and even risky.

FHA anti-flip policy. 

Of course I will check to see if it fits within the confines of the anti-spam laws.