Here are the stats on the house: 3 bed / 1.5 bath 1026 sqft living 5662 sqft lot Built: 1985 Brick exterior, wood floors, ceramic tile kitchen, newer dark wood cabinets, newer appliances, freshly painted throughout, new front yard, fenced back yard.

They always have a ton of it in stock, and it's really cheap ($0.67 / sqft) even though its good, durable ceramic tile.However, in my market renters are fine with all tile floors.

Randy, yes - right now the top step is ceramic tiled and the bottom is carpeted.

On that same bathroom, will most buyers be satisfied with the low priced ceramic tile you can get for less than $1/foot, or should you splurge some and step it up to $3 or $4/foot tile, along with adding those expensive detail tiles as well, maybe put some kind of fancy pattern in there, too.

The numbers: Purchase price: $59,000 Budget for repairs: $45,000 Cushion: $7000 (~15%) ARV (after closing costs) (from realtor): $130,000 ARV (before closing costs) (from bank): $165,000 Repairs include total rewire updating to code, 4 mini-split A/C units, drywall repair entire house, install 2nd garage door, gut and update kitchen/2x bath (ceramic tile floor/tub surround), new light fixtures (entire house), carpet allowance for entire house (just in case), refinish hardwoods 1st floor, install mini-sump in basement to divert water to drain, paint, knocking out a wall in the kitchen.

Unfortunately I don't use him anymore because he walked off my job while trying to do ceramic tile.

I have put up drywall, put in flooring, painted (lots of painting), put in switches/outlets, light fixtures, installed a dishwasher, removed wallpaper, hung curtain rods, put in a toilet, installed ceramic tile floor, hung kitchen cabinets, etc.I do feel that it was worth it for several reasons:a) I know what's involved in doing certain tasks.

1) General contractors - two years in atlanta, and have been a real challenge to find an honest GC who does good work and charges a fair price. 2) Handymen 3) Roofer 4) Ceramic Tile setter 5.

As a builder and contractor I can tell you nobody seals floor decking as its not needed, instead you make sure your "wet" areas like kitchen sink area and bathrooms have proper covering like vinyl sheet or ceramic tile, also as Joel said, proper caulk to make sure any spills cant make it around your floor coverings and to the wood.

Overall, this project was a much smaller rehab than we are used to but in a little over a week we completed the following:- pressure washed the outside of the entire property- repaired and replaced damaged sections of gutters- replaced thermostat- re-wired furnace - painted exterior doors and shutters- replaced carpet in the living areas (living room, dining room, kitchen) with Allure vinyl plank flooring- steam cleaned carpet in all three bedrooms- replaced old vinyl floors in both bathrooms with ceramic tiles- repaired several areas of the walls with large holes- painted the entire house realist beige (thanks JScott)- Resurfaced the kitchen cabinets and repainted- purchased and installed all new appliances (dishwasher, stove, fridge, microwave)- replaced all switch plate and outlet covers - cleaned the house front to back and top to bottomDuring this time we had our lease agreement reviewed by our attorney and were getting other administrative and operating processes finalized to be able to rent the property.