For most homes and price points, quality luxury vinyl plank won't cost you at resale, so this comes down to how you actually live. Modern LVP has realistic wood-look texture and color, it's waterproof, and it holds up to kids and pets far better than hardwood, which dents and scratches under rough use. It also runs a fraction of hardwood's cost, and plenty of people genuinely can't tell good LVP from wood in a side-by-side. Hardwood still earns a resale premium at the very top of the market, the multimillion-dollar tier where buyers expect real materials and inspect for them. For a typical home, buyers care that the floors look good and are in good shape, far more than what the material is underneath. One practical point: hardwood that takes a beating needs refinishing or replacement, and glued-down wood in particular is brutally labor-intensive to tear out later. So with young kids or heavy foot traffic, outside the luxury tier, LVP is an easy call and unlikely to cost you at resale. At the high end, weigh real wood more seriously.