hi
Care to share reasonable priced water based paint for wood?
Need it for all the cabinet of my rental units.
Thanks!

Use oil base sealer after any primer

Water based more expensive and won't last. But odourless.

tried oil-based once, a bit messy to clean even floor covered plastic.

oil based is nicest. of coz need good painting skill if u want good results.

I use Jotun Supreme Finish for my cabinets, how good is the result depends on your painting skill, but their Matt finishing is quite smooth

Jotun majestic supreme finish is good.

But most important is preparation before painting. Get an orbital sander and sand properly, with wood filler to fill all gaps/holes, then 1-2 layers of jotun wood primer, sand again by hand, then either spray on using either a cheap HVLP spray or good roller/brush. Its time consuming.