On the flip side, I've had tenants leave behind HDTVs, heavy duty industrial socket sets, box springs and mattress, cajun food, beer, flame resistant clothing, and about $100 in change.Probably lost $2000 worth of my things over the years. 

But he was also hanging out there for 8-10 hours folding clothes, watching TV, etc.

That's awesome that at 20 yrs old you're more interested in saving/investing instead of going out partying or buying expensive cars/clothes/etc.

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Hopefully you will find metal jacketed cable that holds the copper within it, and the copper will be coated with a rubber/plastic, and not cloth and tar.

I have a cloth play tent and camping toys (battery lanterns, felt foods, teeny pots and pans, colorful flashlights) in the kids’ room.

I color in the scratch then wipe it down with a terry cloth.

You'll have at least one or two "professional" tennants that slip by and are just there to rob you and make your life miserable.Sadly until you have 20 units and are golfing at noon on a Monday you won't be able to change your family's minds.I remember more than once having to burn my clothes along with an entire house full of stuff with my dad because it was just... gross. 

Remove your personal things like clothing, shoes, firearms and perishable food. 

If the outside cloth covering is torn or in bad shape, consider encapsulation which is special tape wrapped around the pipe.