hardwood vs. engineered wood vs. luxury vinyl plank vs. laminate

[Bob Evans]

Just getting started on flipping houses and wanted to understand which flooring type is used for different price points of the house.  Understand that this may vary by region.  I am located in South Carolina.

[Ned J.]

Since you are flipping....not buy and hold investments....you are looking for the best "bang for the buck"..... what is going to have the best "pop" for what buyers are looking for......at the lowest price to you.

If it were a buy and hold rental.... LVP....hands down.

Since its a flip, its really dependent on your market....what level of neighborhood...what price point etc. I'd do a bunch of searches for what the other comps in your area have....and likely match that.

Without more info I guess my answer would be laminate.....

LVP is nice and durable etc, but when you really check it out, its still vinyl....its not wood

Hardwood and engineered hardwood are really nice....but cost more $$ in material and install..... so I would only do those if your market demands it....higher end house etc

A decent quality laminate mimics real wood better than LVP, but at a lower cost than real wood etc.....so is often a good "in between" for appeal vs cost.....

Find what's "expected" in your market and follow that lead