<p>Our house was built in 1969. We refaced the cabinets and bought new countertops in 1986 (laminate, of course, back then). They looked great for a time, but then they looked very dated. Last year, we gutted the kitchen and had new cabinets & quartz countertops installed. Ah … now I can enjoy my kitchen until I either croak or don’t know the difference any more. 
If I were moving, I sure wouldn’t put in new cabinets … such an expensive proposition unless you are certain you’ll recoup the cost.</p>
<p>And as far as GDs are concerned, we have a GD both at home and at our cottage, with septic at both places. We have never had any issues. You just have to make sure you don’t put things that shouldn’t go in a septic, in the GD (no eggshells, no coffee grounds, that sort of thing). No annual septic inspection needed in our state … but we get it inspected by our septic guy annually, just to be on the safe side.</p>