Hello I am sure this has been asked and answered but each new year brings new products and therefore different considerations on an old question.I am renovating the lower level of my house to feature an in-law suiteit is a ground floor apartment with adequate runoff so flooding is not a big concernThe problem i am having is coming up with the best flooring choice which will give me all my wants.ultimately the place is a one bedroom apt where the living room and kitchen will share the same 14.5x14.5 spacesmall yes but the bedroom is 9.5x21 so it makes up for the crampiness of the living roomkitchenI would like the whole place to feature the same flooring which is why I am leaning to vinyl plank but the good stuff which is pretty pricey. but it will allow me to cover the kitchen and bath area along with all the other spaces foyer, bedroom. laundry and living room. laminate will allow me to do the place much cheaper as I can find phenomenal deals on laminate, but I would need to go with tile in the bathroom at least which is not a deal breaker it just makes the place lose that cohesive look.porcelain tile is about the same cost and more labor intensive but I only have about 600 sqft to coverThe sub floor is cement. so i will have to factor in underlayment for my laminate.just wondering what some of you would do if you were in this same scenario and whyI know only I can ultimately make the best decision for me but it would be helpful to hear others thoughts and experiences.

Are they more or less management-intensive?

The issues would likely be mostly around noise / people coming in and out, and your long term tenants comfort with that.I am assuming you are using the long term rental for risk reduction and more stable income.

Hands down South Florida is super intense.

Would it be feasible to begin the legwork to prepare plans for an intensive remodel and flip the property as a single family no office at the end of the physician's lease?

It's more labor intensive than anything else.I bought a house that REEKED of dog urine in every room , and also had  trash bags from floor to ceiling and hundresd of fly traps totally covered  with flies. 

I'm just saying that wholesaling and rehabbing seem to be more profitable than tying up a large down paymentFlips and wholesaling are very time intensive activities and they are taxed disadvantaged compared to rental properties.

They are also running a makeshift repair shop out of their garage and making lots of noise irritating my tenant.

The winning bidder gets all the past years liens and is that much closer to the foreclosure process.I think as interest rates go up in general, people who are using real estate tax liens for shorter term, interest bearing investments will move on to other, less research intensive, investments for an easier way to get above CD rate returns.

I don't do leasing I only do the commercial transacting side of for example selling his whole building to a buyer.Frankly leasing is very time intensive and a major pain I don't enjoy.Having said all of that it sounds like the previous broker/agent wasn't very good.I wouldn't focus the most money to lease.