All hardwoods though it is going to look good.

After looking under the carpets and paneling, we found pristine shiplap on the walls, ceiling and original hardwood floors... we immediately choose a cottage modern style for our design. 

I renovated this house with ceramic floors and hardwood throughout so maintenance costs are higher justifying the higher rents.

I do laminate, to hard wood floors.

3bd, 1.5bath, 1124sqft, on ~.2 acres with 1 car attached, 2 car detached garages (nice selling point given my hobbies)Reno Plan:Home is mostly cosmetic issues. remove popcorn ceilings. remove carpet and refinish hardwoods underneath, bathroom and kitchen updating, landscaping, gutters, trim and paint, and some work on the detached garage (new roof).Doing 90% of the renovation myself as I have done work on homes with my dad in the past. targeting a budget for 15k for materials and any surprises that I need help with.

Those are real hardwood floors, right (not laminate?).

Certainly address the mechanicals, you will need to comply with HUD guidelines for health and safety and after that, it is up to you. the following basic materials are for you to consider when completing your renovation, while considering the future implications of tenant turn-over:*FlooringNO CarpetTile wet areas if this in your budget or simply install a resilient Rubberized Vinyl Floor plank systemGeneral areas - either refinish hardwood if existing or a new resilient tongue & groove laminate flooring*PaintStandardize the paint color throughout the entire interior, do not get fancy with painting different rooms different color, just more of a headache to deal with at each tenant turnover*ElectricalUpdated electrical schedule, new outlets and switches you want everything to be nice and bright, you want the wow factor no matter the area or rents, you want everything to be clean and look appealingNew Lighting schedule - consider using LED - it is brighter (better presentation) - more energy efficient and should be a smaller maintenance burned over time.

Brought in all new electric 7k(moved the breaker to the apartment too), plumbing 5K and am installing new hardwoods 2k plus labor and kitchen cabinets.

He claims he will replace all the floors with new carpet and hardwood for me at his own cost because he wants to buy the place eventually anyway and makes it clear that money is of no concern to him.

New roof, furnace, water heaters, electrical, hardwood floors, tile in kitchen all in all nice interior rehab.