tileyou can put it in and it lasts and lastsnever worry about stains, water damage, or some vinyl crap that is not quality- under 5 a foot-they are renting space- if they want floor coverings then let them buy throw rugs- if your worried on getting it rented with no floor coverings then go stage it with some throw rugs, let the tenant know that your rugs are your rugsenjoy

On the inside it is easy to tell kids would come in and hang out and get wild as there were dozens of liquor bottles and cigarette butts strewn throughout all the units.The carpet was horrendously stained with God knows what but luckily it didn't smell as bad as it could've thanks to no windows :) Holes in all the drywall and most faucet heads missing.

Added a half bath, new stain less steel kitchen appliances, and the roof is a year old.

For carpet, I get the multicolor commercial stuff - cheap and does not show all but the worst stains.

Get it down to the studs - $2300 - $2600New wiring - $3000Hang and finish sheetrock on a 1600 sqft house - $4500Interior paint - $2500 - $3500 Nice hardwood floors installed, sanded and stained - $3.75 - 4.5 sqftKitchen - really depends 8-15kMaster Bath - depends as well - 3-4kSecond bath 2k maxAll new plumbing - $2300Permits - $500Dumpster - $350ect...If you stand to only make 50k and never done this before I would stay away because your ALWAYS going to spend more the first time on something new.

The honey will turn dark and crystalize and can run down staining wood or what ever a dark brown or blackish color.

The kitchen is finished in General Finishes Java or Espresso or Mocha gel stain that is also a urathane finish coat.  

Just look at Coney Island, lol, Yes I grew up there, $400k for a foamboard townhouse (with seawater stains, and even the occasional piss stains) that will likely rent for $1500 MAX = Negative cash flow.

The water stain though actually extends quite a bit beyond the hole he cut out in the ceiling.

dog scratches on floor. oil stains on walls and on beautiful concrete tub deck...on and on and on.7.