Built in 1955 and from the looks of it, the people must have wanted to live in a time capsule because everything is very 50's. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, formal dining room very spacious kitchen (pink tile though), unfinished basement, ranch style on a 1 acre lot.

If your replacing old asbestos tiles or T111, then yeah, it will probably update the look of the house.

Also there were lots of cats and insdie cat damage and we had to clean and coat the tile with outdoor porch enamel to cut the smell.

Standard finishes include wooden floors for the living and sleeping areas, ceramic tiles for the kitchen and bathroom floors, painted plastered cement for the walls and painted plyboard for ceilings.

cyndi,if you buy an "ugly house" you just have to make sure it isn't too "ugly" and thus in need of a large amount of work.if you or a partner can do the work - and manage to spend about 6000 on materials (paint job, rugs, doors, some appliances, ceiling fans, a tile floor, and a few other splurgy/nice items) - then this strategy is definitely doable.qualifier - it's easier said than done to find these deals, because the we buy ugly houses guys buy'em all up!!

Have you ever seen a tiled Granite countertop?

We find $28,000 might get you a top grade roof, gutters, new windows, molding, great paint job including closing costs etc. but more like $50-$60k for new kitchen (granite/stainless appliances/tile)...maybe a bath and refinished hardwoods.

Comps have carpet and some tile, maybe laminate floors, or carpet in living areaLighting/fixtures/fittings.

I also have a remodeling business , we do sheetrock , tile , paint - helps with my personal properties.

If you tile first then it will drastically complicate a project to replace the tile in the future.