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The 1st pic is the hallway and the dining room. The 2nd is kitchen cabinet and the last is the fireplace marble color.

Any suggestions on what kind of color we should go with would be greatly appreciated.

Putting fake wood next to real wood will never look decent. I find it hard to believe that your flooring is that hard to match, but if so, get something different enough to look intentional but similar enough to coordinate -- you could change direction by 90 degrees too, subfloor allowing.

Look at matching the marble of the fireplace. You can find 'travertine-look' vinyl that will work VERY WELL with the wood flooring.

Do NOT do fake wood next to real wood. You will make BOTH look cheap. And a cheap looking interior leads to lower priced rental income. And lower priced rental income means lower quality of people who will rent your space.

And just to be clear, rental unit flooring has a life-span of 7 years or LESS. That is roughly every 2-3 tenants (assuming that people move every 2-4 years). Whatever you put in today WILL COME OUT in 7 years. That's pretty much a guarantee.

Please post photos of the kitchen flooring and bedroom flooring as well.

Thank you for the feedback. I didn't know it was that obvious placing vinyl beside hardwood. However if iI do hardwood (3/4" thick), could iI kustjust sand down the floor after 7 years to keep it longer?

Here is a picture of the kitchen floor. ItsIt's linoleum but itsit's also in both bathrooms upstairs too.

That's probably sheet vinyl. It is an EXCELLENT option in a rental. It is relatively cheap, durable, water proof and easy to install/replace as needed. I would do this for the kitchen and baths. I would replace carpet with carpet.

It looks REALLY WEIRD if you use a 'stone look' product in an area normally reserved for wood or carpet. Like REALLY weird. So weird your renters will know you are cheaping out on them.

Your counter tops are laminate. You have a small kitchen with nice (but basic) cabinetry. You have carpets in the living areas (what about the bedrooms). I would NOT put in expensive hardwoods. They will not increase the value you can ask for as rental income.

To increase the rental income you must have real stone counters (although I'm a fan of laminate counters...they will out last several owners). You must have a SINGLE floor throughout the home, etc, etc, etc.

I'm going to guess you will have a moderate income rental on your hands. I would recarpet the carpeted areas. I would reinstall updated sheet vinyl in the kitchen/wet areas. And expect to have those items replaced every few renters (every 7 years).

Yes hardwoods can be sanded down and refinished...but that normally happens every 25 years...not every 7 years. If a hardwood floor is ruined/damaged to the point of full sand/refinish, you probably have to sue your renter (good luck with that!) to recoup the costs. A full sand/refinish costs $5/sf. It takes 3-4 days for the procedure and then ANOTHER 10-20 days for the floors to CURE.

That means rental income lost for an entire month AND you have to pay for refinishing your hardwoods. You will lose money AND lose income.

Best to stick with stuff that can be ripped out and replaced in a single day. Carpet and sheet vinyl will do the trick for most rental units that rank as modest or moderate income renters.