If not that, you need to find an underlayment to go under the cabinets that is the exact thickness of your tile+mortar.If the floor under the cabinets is lower than the floor in front of and around the cabinets, the appliances will be too high and run into your countertop...

I would go with light fixtures, vanity and toilet, counter-tops, paint, flooring, and plugs and switches.

If you buy off the shelf laminate counter tops from a big box it's much closer to $10 sf.  

They paid for a new glass top for the stove, repair to the counter tops and replacement of ALL of the hardwoods on the first floor.

hi guys (and gals), I am doing a midgrade flip.  The budget is kind of tight.  I am trying to decide between butcher block counters with an undermount sink (about 500 bucks total) or just a basic laminate (about 250 t...

I don't provide counter top microwaves.

So here are my “before” pictures, and general scope of work and timeline that we planned to do at time of purchase (I’ll update later what all we finally decided actually do and more pictures)plan was to open up this wall by removing the pantry, more open concept feel.master 1/2 bathmaster bedroom...in good shape, all the BR's were fine. guest bath, functional, but not in great shape or updatedbedroomroom addition, overall also functional, just not updated - windows were in bad shapethere was a plumbing leak and some water getting in near the bottom of the foundation on the back wallstorage roomdeck needs replaced, very bad shape - not installed properly or maintained at allGeneral Scope of work for our plan:New roof/guttersReplace a few windows that were brokenPaint interior and exteriorNew Deck/PatioBasic landscapingConvert/update master ½ bath to a full bath by bumping out into the kitchenUpdate guest bath: new vanity, tile flooring, new tub, tile surroundFinish basementNew electrical boxUpdate HVAC in existing room addition: install a mini-split since there was very outdated window unit AC and baseboard heatNew trim throughout entire houseOpen wall between entry room and kitchenNew kitchen cabinets/granite countertops, updated layoutNew hardware/appliances/finishesMitigate basement water, fix foundation bowing walls.New driveway/front walk-wayOur initial budget for all of this was about $70-$80k.

The tenant we plan to use the NTN flat fee collection on was admitting to violating lease terms (smoking and having a cat) which ended up causing damage, smoke and cat smell, burns on the floor where she sat smoking by the scree door, burns on the countertop in the master bath. 

Install cabinetwork and countertops.17.

I was planning on putting in granite in a rental but in looking more closely, the current non granite counter tops are in really good shape.