Our most successful short term rental on airbnb is actually close to a hospital that attracts a lot of people with friends and relatives having surgery and longer terms stays for residents or people supporting those undergoing treatment. 

@jim adrianalright I'll take a look at the quarter round. the dude the just helped me install the sheet laminate in the bathroom recommended plastic quarter round against the bathtub to prevent the floor from lifting, so guess that stuff is useful for all sorts of things. 

I’m screwing into plastic.

After that step, I would install a subfloor with textured plastic underneath to prevent against a minor water intrusion and go with whatever flooring you want. 

Store says no, you need water resistant pad and a plastic sheet, a barrier between the floor and the pad. 

Just make sure it is sealed probably and if you do have a stain, just use a baking soda pumice recipe and cover with plastic wrap overnight and then wipe up in the morning.

Do you go to your car mechanic for brain surgery?

He had shoulder surgery himself, so he wasn't working. ;-) I have properties.

@Ryan Ellis and @Nicole W...... the Lifeproof LVT is luxury vinyl planks/tile.... looks like real wood or tile...you can get in "click together" or "peel and stick"....it made of vinyl...no wood in it at all....you can soak it in water and nothing happens...it plastic...Nicole...I think what you  are thinking of is vinyl sheets... the big rolls or squares that get glued down...like back in the 70's :) The LVT are planks that are between 12 mm thick....come in boxes of planks that are usually 6-8 inches wide..... 48-60 inches long etcWhen most people talk about "laminate" they are usually referring to a product with a thin synthetic material bonded to a wood backing....the synthetic part has a printed image of the wood grain etc...the vast majority of them have some wood backing, so if they get wet, they soak up water and buckle/warp etc....the surface it very durable, but the backing is not water proof in most of them...usually "click together" etc....That's the nice thing about LVT/LVP..... if you buy the decent stuff it looks and act just like laminate but is 100% water proof....and the surface is just as durable if not more so then laminateTile is a great choice too, but not as DIY friendly to the average landlord

Note: there also is no law that says you can’t attempt to perform your own heart surgery either.....