Upgrading the floor is capex and below the line (not included in valuation).I hope that helps!

If it looks like the area, albeit run down and in need of moderate to extensive upgrading, is undergoing progressive and aggressive gentrification that's the perfect place to invest in IMO.

I recently bought a condo and I am thinking of living in it for 2-3 years and buying a town-home next.  Currently, I am saving around 1k/month. The goal would be to save for the town home now and eventually rent out t...

Hi All,I JUST UPGRADED TO PRO!!!!

Probably had broken pipes and all kinds of damage by now

I believe it was largely ignored because most houses in that area are 3 bed, 1.5 baths (which are not desirable in this area), but this house had been upgraded to 3 bed, 2 baths.

I did have to replace some of the plumbing and upgrade the electrical from a 60 amp to a 100 amp and redo rerun the electrical for every outlet in the house and garage. 

I like the idea of going with off the shelf cabinets at Lowe's or Home Depot but worry a good realtor would sniff them out as being a low end upgrade since they're mainly particle board.

I also own a business and know that it is annoying sometimes when people come to me with ideas that would take lots of money and time to implement, I get it...So, with that here is my other idea.I just finished reading Tim Ferris book "Tools of the Titans" It is a summary of his 200 podcasts broken down into book form with some extra chapters sprinkled here and there on various topics. 

You shouldn't need permits to upgrade kitchens and bathrooms unless you are changing the plumbing.