I hate vinyl as it's just a photo of wood, printed onto plastic and depending on the product, then put on top of smashed cardboard.I do sub $1/sf tile if I want to be cheap but even my cheap apartments get hardwood. 

@Mark Fries is finishing up one of my rentals right now.

@Luis Fernando Botero @Mark Fries Could be able to assist

They have other fish to fry.

I do have several equipment and materials to make it as painless as possible (shopvac, floor to ceiling "tarping" (not sure what they are called, the plastic things you can use to seal the areas off to mitigate dust) and blowers to blow the dusty air out of the window at the top of the stairs during the demo.Tony, those are good prices to know for South Florida since I am planning on acquiring properties in that area in a few years.  

@Mark Fries thanks man!

Towns typically have bigger fish than this to fry, unless there is a personal beef involved somewhere or you are creating a major nuisance in the neighborhood.When you say the zoning has been switched, is this actually the case or are you just referring to the tax card which says 'commercial' '4a-commercial'?

It comes in 2-gallon cans with plastic lids, similar to those on 5-gallon buckets.

Last summer I did a subway tile surround, I hate the plastic ones, and only use fiberglass for shower stalls.

The plastic allows for some expansion.