How much per square foot does it typically cost to install unfinished red oak in the Boston area if I am buying the wood and the installer supplies the other material and labor?

This will help you get a better idea of what tile, hardwood, carpet, plumbing fixtures and light fixtures costs for your rehabs.#3 Contact Local Contractors for PricingCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.Note: Some contractors will be reluctant to share pricing without seeing the property, but tell them you are just looking for a rough budget number you can use on future projects.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

The flooring in the kitchen is tile and the rest of the house is it’s original hardwood.

Laminate hardwood and vinyl plank can look similar, but they are completely different. 

Fortunately we had installed HVAC a few years earlier and had just left the radiators because 1) it worked and 2) removing them would have left holes in the original hard wood floors.  

One main issue being the frig water line leaking and no one saying anything till I happened to go in the basement and see the waterfall coming from the first level - ruined my new hardwood floors :-(  Wondering if peoples fears and issues change much from different cities like New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Seattle, Kanas City, Etc.

If anything, it means a standard 2-3% rent increase at the minimum.As for the pet, that's up to you, for the litany of reasons mentioned before (hardwood that can be damaged, complaining neighbors etc.) but if you do so it will definitely require additional security deposit.

New Breath-taking beautiful original hard wood flooring throughout leading into Kitchen with all new appliances granite counter tops/back splash and beautiful ceramic tiled floor.

New Breath-taking beautiful original hard wood flooring throughout leading into Kitchen with all new appliances granite counter tops/back splash and beautiful ceramic tiled floor.

Breath-taking beautiful original hard wood flooring throughout leading into Kitchen with all new appliances granite counter tops/back splash.