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Local Material Supplier Request!
Hello BP Community!
My girlfriend and I are in escrow on our first property! It is a SFR with a 700 SF guest house and a detached two-car garage. The guest house needs new flooring, entire kitchen, and a fresh coat of paint. We will be turning the two-car garage into a loft-studio with a kitchenette, and eventually updating the main 2b/2ba house that we will live in for now.
My question is for those rehabbing properties to rent in San Diego. I have heard over and over again that big box home stores are not the best bang for your buck. They are convenient but often overpriced.
I am requesting some material supplier suggestions in the San Diego area for LVT flooring, kitchen appliances, paint, etc. These upgrades will all be mid-grade (not luxury), and rent hardened materials ideally.
Thank you in advance BP community!
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#5 All Forums Contributor
- Investor
- Poway, CA
Costco sells nice LVF. If you are going to have carpets, apartment grade carpet looks nice for around same length as tenants can manage to not damage it. I have it even in one of our STRs (only the upstairs has carpet).
The issue with big box cabinets is not the price but the quality. I have not used either of these since the pandemic but check out better cabinets and granite and H Cabinet.
The big box have some good sales for appliances. I have discount direct from GE yet the sales from big box stores sometimes beat the prices I can get direct from GE. Sometimes scratch and dent work, but I have had one poor experience with a refrigerator that had a lot of internal damage (like it had been dropped).
I agree with Bruce to use quality paint especially important for exterior
Good luck