We demoed out the old flooring throughout the whole house, countertops in all bathrooms and kitchen, removed the old appliances, and did a lot of landscaping cleanup including the removal of a few dead palm trees out front and tossing the old fence.

Most areas in Indianapolis not only do not demand stone countertops, but the rental market won't bear the investment in many of the areas around town.

Use eye catching interior wall and counter top coverings (epoxy resin)to imitate stone ,accent walls, amaze with entrance appeal 4.Lower long term maintenance and utility costs by using ICF construction 5.No renovation costs , property built to your specifications 6.

The kitchen had a kitchen island, but had minimal countertop space.

The modern styled dining room area overlooks a beautifully renovated kitchen, refinished countertops, brand new appliances, drop-in farm style sink, classic subway tiles and breakfast bar.

Ideally, you should get the contractor to come back, cut 2 rows of tile, and install the cabinets between 15-18in off the countertop. 

For the kitchen, at this point I had networked around with some other people in Real Estate and was able to find a great contractor to do the whole kitchen for $6k, (I bought the cabinets/countertops at discount, backsplash was a little pricey, but labor was about $1.5k).

Will Granite countertops bring anymore money to the table?

Is this a "steel appliances and granite countertop" type home?

If your comps have remodeled kitchens with granite countertops and yours doesn't that's a "ding" on your price.