I manage Real Estate company, I train realtors. 

The savings on going with laminate / Formica is not that great in comparison in my opinion.  

Great work on going live with your first deal!

When I am training a new agent I love asking questions and understanding more about them to find their unfair advantage. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require additional, on-going effort to maintain.

Personally, I don't think either of those technologies are even remotely ready to replace traditional wood framed houses yet... traditional framed houses are fast, cheap, simple, durable (if built correctly and well maintained), easy to modify/remodel, all of the trades are already trained to work on them, etc.

Also recommend you search out some sort of training.