This will help you get a better idea of what tile, hardwood, carpet, plumbing fixtures and light fixtures costs for your rehabs.#3 Contact Local Contractors for Labor Pricing / Hire a GC to ConsultCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.Note: Some contractors will be reluctant to share pricing without seeing the property, but tell them you are just looking for a rough budget number you can use on future projects.You can also pay a General Contractor a consulting fee of a couple of hundred dollars (per house) to walkthrough a few properties with you and provide a detailed estimate of prices that you can use as your 'menu for future projects.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

So, it kitchens and baths, we use 12"x12" beige slate sticky tiles for $0.89/sf.

Purchase price: $160,000 Sale price: $202,000 My wife and I wanted to explore flipping a property but since we didn't have experience or a background in construction, we decided we will buy a cosmetic flip which is something that will only require simple changes to the property like replacing carpet, paint, recess lights, cabinets, bathroom tiles and a vanity.

Purchase price: $160,000 Sale price: $202,000 My wife and I wanted to explore flipping a property but since we didn't have experience or a background in construction, we decided we will buy a cosmetic flip which is something that will only require simple changes to the property like replacing carpet, paint, recess lights, cabinets, bathroom tiles and a vanity.

@Keegan Jones,We got a house that had a sink in the bedroom on tile, and it was a rooming house.    

What about clay tile? 

If you're looking for something that may cost more up front but have little on-going costs or maintenance requirements maybe a nice cobblestone sitting area would work. or a cheaper option would be cement tiles.

I'd be happy with a second cat, charge another $25 bucks and have tenants forever.We have been pet friendly for over ten years, I think our pet rents alone are well over $1,000 a month and I do not see a pattern of negative impact on properties - some isolated issues yes and normally they are very willing to pay for it, but kids are way worse than pets.

Things like sanding and painting doors, installing said doors, tile backsplash, general clean up, etc etc etc.

Did some tile work.