In the next six months or so, I intend to have all the carpet in my house removed and had hardwoods laid down. I'm just looking for people with experience doing this in their own home so I know roughly how much I'll have to spend.

Details:

Living space is about 1575sf; perhaps 1200sf is carpeted with the remainder being vinyl tiles. I want all of the flooring removed, and a uniform wood throughout the house. The carpet is by no means in bad shape, I'm just tired of vacuuming cat hair out of it (so it may in fact be resellable).

Is there any way I could have this done professionally for under $3k?