Does anyone depreciate laminate flooring in the event you have to replace some or all of the flooring when a tenant vacates? Similarly to carpet? Maybe a life expectancy when a new tenant moves in?In other words, the ...

BP,Thoughts on what to put down for flooring.  Just closed on 6 duplexes this past Friday.  Each  of the 12 units rent for about $800 on avg.  There are 2 vacant ones that should rent very quickly.  The previous manag...

I bought this house in January and it was a complete rehab including the foundation. Now, the laminate floor is buckling in a couple of spots in the living room and am trying to figure out why. I had the foundation co...

We went on vacation last week and stayed in a weekly rental apartment.  The entire apartment had laminate floors.  Except when thinking about using laminate for some of my rentals I barely even noticed and my wife who...

Hi, I'm a newbie landlord and funds are getting tight right now.  I need to make ready a rental asap.  I need to replace floors throughout - 1,000 sq ft.  We haven't yet torn up the existing flooring to see what's und...

We're considering vinyl laminate flooring in a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home and we're wondering about its durability. It seems like it should be a good flooring option for an income property, but are there concern...

Carpet is depreciated over 5 years and new hardwood floors are permanently affixed to the property so it should be depreciated over 27 1/2 years.  What about laminate or engineered wood flooring?  Looking online it is...

I've read a lot of stuff on here about people having a large issue finding quality contractors here in SLC.  I am actively pursuing my investing career, slowly but surely.  But in the mean time am using the general sk...

I had laminate flooring installed by a company and it's now buckling because they did not leave enough space from a wall and some doorways. The company is refusing to back their work and won't come out to fix. I don't...

Hi EveryoneI am pondering the idea of replacing the carpet on the first floor in my personal residence  with either laminate, tile, or engineered hard would.  The home is in the low 200's in the Austin market. Can som...