The doors will cost $800 to replace.The lease says the following regarding maintenance of the grounds:"Tenant shall at all times, maintain the Property in a clean and sanitary manner including all equipment, appliances, furniture and furnishings therein and shall surrender the same, at termination hereof, in as good condition as received, normal wear and tear excepted.

Any insight you have on determining whether a house is truly a tear down, or experiences with 203k financing falling through would be much appreciated!

On MLS,  a tear down in Oceanside on a smaller lot is listed for 379k.

Given that there is a possibility that I may have to tear the walls down, does anyone think it's worth it to continue to invest in this rehab property?

Tearing apart a new investor wanting to learn.

Lower occupancy also yields less wear and tear, risk, maintenance and cleanings. 

Maybe I could try out wholesaling in the bay area and rapidly pay everything off if that goes well, or I could make it big with a good software pitch or something.I poured my heart into that house, and it makes me sad to see the bank profiting from my blood, sweat, and tears.

She apologized crocodile tears. 

So I have a SF house that we will have owned (and lived in) for two years here fairly shortly.IF after 2 years of living in it, we tear the house down, scrape it, rebuild on the same lot and sell it for say a 400K gain, is the gain taxable?

Price sounds like it is good for the area, based on age of house and the fact that any non-family buyer might just tear it down and start over.