You can also create an area for foot wiping either by having a covering at the door like an entry rug or if it works I have seen people have a tiled entry and carpet elsewhere. 

New bathrooms- Bath tub tile surround.

The plumbing company gave me a quote and list of what has to be done: "Remove toilet and many ceramic tiles from floor and shower stall.

Also want to do something instead of the tile on the walls.

I will take them yesterday  come out to my Job site in oregon  www.ivyridgeestatescanby.com and you will see 80% of the workers on site are hispanic.. tile guys are Russian.. 

4) No underlayment for the flooring in the kitchen, and the thin floor tile needs to be trashed and the whole thing re-doneThe only thing this contractor seemed to be experienced at is framing, drywall and painting.

My husband built a stand up shower and completed a lot of tiling.

House Hacking is how we started - and did a lot of the updates ourselves in both units (new flooring, tile, etc). 

For 20k in rehab you should have a new ac and furnace, hot water heater, updated plumbing, a new sink in the kitchen and bathroom, laminate flooring in the kitchen, new tile work in the bathroom, refinished floors, new ceiling fans, some light exterior work and some misc etc.

We prefer tiled tub/shower surrounds and so do the tenants.