If you're looking to spend more, there's always wood-look ceramic tile which a lot of restaurants and hotels are using these days.If it's not a large area and you have a healthy budget, there's always oak.

If that is the case be very careful that your HELOC  (with interest payments) will be paid with the rent from the new property  by a healthy amount to help for tenant turnover and repairs. 

Health is ALWAYS a must, ensure you keep it as long as you can.  

The heavy traffic through this main street downtown provided for a healthy website ranking at the time.

This created concerns on construction costs due to grading and soil testing.

Not mine.So suddenly we went from having a reasonably healthy and functioning family to a deeply destabilized family and the status quo is no longer sustainable.

Hi Wes,Hope you're healthy. 

If the later is your primarily focus I would focus on a property that produces healthy cashflow that aligns with your risk tolerance.Best of luck and keep us posted on your future decision!

But if you're wanting a healthy HOA, I'd start by judging the community.

@James Channing if the grading includes moving soil away from the building because it is touching the sill plate (bottom of the exterior wall), then I would do the grading before the fumigation.