What to do with these cabinets?

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So I am looking to purchase this property as a buy and hold.  I see these types of cabinets often, whats the best and cost effective way to update them?

Joshua Houchins · Answer

@Joe Conklin a lot of good tips and a lot of bad tips here. Cabinet doors for these cabinets and drawers is expensive if you go that route replace them with cabinets from a discount center..... But the best way to do this is use an auto body paint about 140 a gal spray them with the color of choice( don't paint rental property cabinets white!) fast easy way for rental don't dump a bunch of money in that you are not going to get back! Also to comment of removing the wall paper in a rental buy some bondo from lowes apply it to the wall like drywall mud only on the seams sand and paint the wall with an oil based primer then paint.

Under 500 dollar room update for a rental. Keep it simple and always remember it is a rental and how fast will I get my cash back that I put in. Good luck to you.

Under 500 dollar room update for a rental.  Keep it simple and always remember it is a rental and how fast will I get my cash back that I put in.  Good luck to you.

Kyle Doney · Answer

@Tom  Keith  I agree. I was thinking I was going to have to paint them because of dark burn like marks in certain areas, but I will try cleaning first. Some of the drawer tracks are messed up or missing, but I'm assuming I'll be able to find new tracks for them.

Tom Keith · Answer

@Kyle Doney The least amount spent on a rental to get best possible rent is what yu want. Clean them and leave them.  They look good through the computer.

Joshua Houchins · Answer

Walls are flawless and saves tons of time and money.

Joshua Houchins · Answer

here is an example but for a flip to save cabinets and bondo on wall paper

Before

After

Joshua Houchins · Answer

also don't put hardware on the cabinets that style has pulls already made into the doors and drawers.

Monte Blackwell · Answer

@howardmanning

Never would of thought to do that. I couldn't see the forest for the trees.

Kyle Doney · Answer

Not to highjack your question, but I got a similar decision with cabinets. I have a rental I just bought with some crappy cabinets that need updating. I was thinking about painting them white and adding knobs to them. What do you guys think?

I think yours look pretty good in my opinion by the way.

Howard Manning · Answer

I would remove the wall paper and wall paneling and leave cabinets as is.  I would clean the cabinets, install new knobs and treat them with liquid gold to bring out a newer shine look to them.

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