Would you splurge a little bit on the cabinets or stick with mid-grade and keep costs?

Since 9th grade I have always planned to invest in Real Estate and now that I have spent almost a year out of college (finished paying off student loans), I have been trying to save every penny I can to purchase a multifamily property (duplex or triplex) and start house hacking by living in one of the units and renting out the other. 

When we redo properties like this we're generally around $60-70/sf and were finishing at a higher level than rental grade.

Oregon does not require even a slab on grade from what I understand. 

@Daniel MendezHere's a link for neighborhood grading.

This is in a B neighborhood and wouldn't be going overboard on the build but would build with a potential sale to an investor in the future using mid-grade finishes.

End of the first day The next day I had to dig around the well head  about 4 feet all around , Then cut the 12 inch outer casing  5 feet below grade , without cutting the 4 inch well casing .  

The redwood siding is paint grade, not stainable grade wood.

After a couple of years I realized that his MO was to screen badly, fill with low grade tenants, and if they started missing rent payments then he could get the late fees.  

One needs to understand the risks when buying them - where we are in the credit cycle, what the structure of these investments is, why they're rated below investment grade, etc.