I would not put laminate in, if you were going to rent it out then maybe, another option which is trending right now is wooden countertops like butcher block, It's less expensive then stone but still looks great.

There already is a shortage of primary care Drs. and no one will go into medicine, rack up $200,000+ in debt to get through school and then get a gov't job.

It is not as common and typically happens when there's water or prolonged humidity on a wooden beam. 

Hi All,I have my first investment property (live in 203k) officially under contract and out of attorney review and found the structural items below in inspection (See attached pictures directly from report):Unit 1 (~750 sq. ft)(1) Cracked Foundation Wall in two areas(2) Piers that have placed in dirt allowing the home to shift and now have wooden shims/other objects to sure up the floor(3) Split floor joistUnit 2 (~600 sq. ft)(1) Support posts were set directly in dirt(2) Objects were set in between piers to sure up floorThis is a multifamily home (two single family homes on one lot) with the home inspector suggesting that the price to fix could be well over $30k.

One thing that seems like a big hit is a loaded spice rack.

We do use a wooden wine box that we load up with some drinks, nuts, cookies, some biscuit mix with my wife's home made canned jam, chocolate covered espresso beans, etc.

It was cool racking up those coupons when someone else was paying for it (like work travel).  

I'll just have to deal with it for now rather than rack up unpaid expenses. 

This was nerve-racking to say the least but once I got the tenants in the units and rents started to come in, I felt a bit better about the situation.

So between the Air BnB & wedding events, this property could generate some serious income.The price is just under the $1MM dollar mark, my hard money lender doesn't fund STRs, and family is not an option.So of course I'm racking my brain to figure out how to fund this...