Quick question about counter tops in a flip

[David Clay]

I am working on a flip and I wanted to ask others about their experiences with counter tops (ct). I am thinking about placing granite ct's in the house. However, before I do so I wanted to know if it would matter. I know granite is a better seller than laminate in general, but I anticipate that this house will sell for no 100-115k. In a house in this price range does laminate vs granite matter all that much? Thanks.

[Wayne V.]

Hi David,

Here's another possibility. I'm a GC and have two or three stone supplier / fabricators that I work with on a regular basis. Aside from doing residential work, they also do larger commercial jobs for which they order large slabs of stone, and often have left over material when the project is finished. For my smaller residential jobs, I'm able to pick up stone tops at pretty significant discounts from their leftovers. More often than not these are very nice pieces of stone. Just a thought.

Wayne