When you replace the wall tile and shower fixtures - Larger scale tiles (24x48) should be more affordable on labor, less grout and easy to clean. 

There's nothing worse then having a plumbing leak and having to rip out all the tile you just put in. 

HiCurrently live in a 1958 home with an oil furnace from 1997 and original terra cotta tile lined flue, which I am told would be a good idea to have relined with a stainless steel liner because the tiles are no longer aligned.

On some of the units, the bottom layer of flooring had vinyl tile with traces of asbestos and in many of them the mastic had asbestos. 

These are a list of my lessons and challenges along the way:*Pay someone to rip up the tile in a house!

Prop tax's some of the lowest the country very low insurance stucco houses tile roofs and desert landscaping all lead to ease of maintenance over time compared to FLA which of course has all sorts of weather related issues that is detrimental to houses .. high prop tax and sky high insurance ( certain areas) But its also growing.. so there is that.

I could have granite, SS appliances, tile baths and floors, etc, you are not getting more with cash.  

My go-to-flooring was tile, but now luxury vinyl.  8.  

Ha Ha.Just tile it and having the tiles running the  other direction. 

The guest bathroom has an ugly green tub with green fiberglass along the wall, green paint, white tiles with green accent tiles.