Don't buy marble countertops for a c/b location etc, etc, you can have a really nice attractive house with Home Depot/Menards stuff than having private companies do the custom work.

The second floor (3/1) and third floor (2/1) were light turns consisting of all new windows, countertops, updated bathrooms, paint, refinished HW floors, and new electric and plumbing fixtures.

The second major salvage operation was the removal of the kitchen cabinetry and countertops.

But again, the $/sqft metric doesn’t account for that.The ConditionIf a house has a brand new roof and a completely high end remodeled kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, would you expect to pay the same amount as you would for a dated, 1950s rancher?

Quality paint, stains, cabinet and counter top resurfacing all dirt cheap. 

When people downgrade they move from the shiniest new countertops to a classic unit priced $100s less.

Renters notice cleanliness and shabbiness, light, wall colors, flooring, countertops, appliances, closets and maybe an ugly light fixture or a nice ceiling fan.Also, there is a magic trowel that is basically a big sqweegie at sherwin williams.  

If everyone on the street has laminate counter tops, any added value you get from instead putting in granite will be marginal in a cost benefit analysis.

With an ARV of $99,000, will people expect granite counter tops?

I like new because I get granite countertops, concrete stained floors, full kitchen appliance packages and 1250 sq ft of living space renting for about $1 sq ft.