I've always used stock cabinets from Menards or Home Depot.

In that time I have seen the same story play out time and time again, the "mirage" that if you make it nice, sec8 tenant will "appreciate" it and all will elevate, getto-gardens will flourish, hugging circles will replace drive-bys and all will be well.

Instead of social media, start combing through the home depot and lowes apps and get an idea daily on pricing of things. 

I dug up the concrete, cut it up with a sawzol and took it to the recycling depot. 

If there are surprises, or what shouldn't be a surprise (items my agent should have seen and not brought me the property in the first place), I don't close.Now, before all of this, I become familiar with my local Home Depot's...every aisle, and then some. 

Refridge, washer and dryer from a local appliance store instead of lower or Home Depot.

has anyone used the Home Depot Project Loan card?

Hi Christine,The new complexes they build are typicaly pretty nice and aimed at mostly "The Working Poor" aka Low Income vs no income.The government retains some control over the owners during the buildings contractual required time to offer units to the working poor.It would be nice if the government also runs a program like (crime ridden and dangerous) Nickerson Gardens in LA to house whomever does not qualify for one of these units.It works nice when it removes urban blight from an area and replaces it with nice modern housing, and sometimes resurfaced roads.It allows the working poor, (Min Wager earners at McD's and Tire removers at Pep Boys, etc..) to live in apartments comparable (inside) to those middle class (higher income) (some lifelong renters by financial circumstance, some not) renters might choose to live in. 

Krissie ColeRealtorBetter Homes and Gardens Real EstateVirginia Beach, VA

I wanted time in my garden.