I tell our homeowners this all the time, floating floors go down quickly once you get past the first two or three courses and get your spacing down, the bulk of the cost is in the installation.With regards to your quote above, as a Class A General Contractor in Washington DC, we'd charge the below:Living Room/Hallway:  ~$2,550,  if you go directly thru our flooring subcontractor you are probably closer to $1925.Hardwood Refinish: $3,050 (GC), $2,300 (Flooring Vendor)Bathroom (Assumes Toilet is Pulled): $350 (GC), $265 (Flooring Vendor)Kitchen: $1550 (GC), $1150 (Flooring Vendor)Basement:  $3120 (GC), $2,350 (Flooring Vendor)Total:  $10,620 as a general contractor, If you were to go direct to our flooring vendor it'd be closer to $8,000Based on what I know our flooring contractors pay for the work, the sand/refinish at $6/Ft may have a little wiggle room depending on the company's structure and overhead. 

I’m sure that your unicorn (attorney) is out there.If getting an attorney should still continue to prove fruitless, I’d start (politely and business-like - not to be confused with hat-in-hand) at the $2,000 figure that either of you has already “floated” in your “negotiation” with the tenant.

A slow drip from a faucet or an occasional sticking toilet float may not warrant a call to a landlord for repairs, but they might mention the problem in person.

Some good, some bad, some drive me up a wall.Yea, you know the old joke that the rest of the state wishes Chi would break off and float away :)

Your guy should have pointed out that removing the vinyl was not necessary and also that it does in fact make a good underlay for the floating system.

Small stuff, like the elbow end piece on a down spout is an improvement, but since it can be ripped off and float away like the last one did, I'd write off the little incidentals.

You'll normally have to have enough cash in the bank to show you can complete your project as well, but with as much cash that's floating around the industry lately, 100% financing is often available after you've built a few relationships, have the requisite experience, and of course, a viable deal.The collateral will be the home you borrow against -- typically the flip itself.

@Leland Banner the listing is on all the sites people around here use.

I am currently updating my rental units to the manufactured floating wood floors and/or ceramic. 

Otherwise, rent can float.