That will still be a nice serviceable kitchen !! That will look great ! Why put a million dollar kitchen in house that would not cover the investment due to location, age or market value ! I'm not saying your house is not nice but my house is worth 150K due to the economy and age of the house ! I put in a 25K kitchen and I will never get the investment back when I sell but if I wanted to live in it till I sheet da bed then maybe !
Values are a funny thing. Spending 20k on a kitchen gut jub is about right for this house. Increasing the value by 35k doesn't put it at the top of the market. You never want to own the most valuable house on the block. I couldn't afford to pay someone to do it. I will burn a chunk of my vacation up on this project. Just gunna mean it will take a little longer to pay the house off.