A Seminole property was working as a short-term rental but underperforming, held back by a kitchen and layout that no longer competed. Here is how a full renovation changed what it could earn.
The problem
The kitchen was dated, and the layout worked against the house. On a short-term rental, this is not a matter of taste; it is a matter of revenue. Guests compare listings on photos before anything else, and a tired kitchen loses the booking before the owner gets a chance to compete on anything else. The layout was costing money in a second way, too. There was a room in the house sitting as dead space, doing nothing, while the listing’s bedroom count capped what the property could charge per night. The owner had square footage that was not earning.
Scope of Work
The kitchen came out entirely. We removed the old wood cabinetry and the undersized island, then trenched through the kitchen floor to relocate plumbing and electrical for the new layout, which is the part that makes a real reconfiguration possible rather than a cosmetic one. In went a custom 54-by-90-inch island topped with quartz. The wet bar was brought up to match, dropping the two-tier counter down to a single tier with new quartz.
From there, the work moved through the rest of the house. We remodeled one of the three guest bathrooms, stripping out all the tile, and left the master and the remaining guest baths untouched. The laundry space was reconfigured to take a dual stackable washer and dryer, which is a turnover consideration more than a comfort one on a rental this size. Custom LVP flooring went in throughout, and all the lighting was upgraded to recessed fixtures with custom accents. The dead-space room became an additional bedroom, raising the property’s rentable capacity. We finished with custom interior French doors and two new exterior doors in a custom finish.
Results
A 3,500-square-foot short-term rental with a kitchen that photographs well, a bedroom count that earns more per night, and a laundry setup built for back-to-back turnovers.
Why the scope was sent this way
Two of the three guest bathrooms and the master were left alone. They did not need the work, and spending there would have added cost without adding a booking. The money went where it changes what the property earns: the kitchen, the extra bedroom, the flooring, and the lighting. On an income property, that distinction is the whole job.
If your rental is being judged on photos, the kitchen is doing most of the talking. Tell us what you are working with.
