Majority of people in the US today dont use a formal dining room for much else than once or twice a year meals, or fancy furniture storage.Convert it into a nice office space, it will sell the house more quickly.The average american family has 2.2-2.5 kids, so its a family of 4ish.

Once there is a work around for folks to claim damages and get thier hardwood floors refinished and to purchase a good amount of new furniture, the flood gates will open.  

For a second I thought you might be designing patio furniture or something. $1600 or so should be doable in certain pockets.

(ours was, and most costs were reimbursed, after some PITA) *I later heard a flipper tell me their brand new roof on a sold flip leaked during the same storm, and they reimbursed the buyers - so I didn’t feel as bad :-/ *Delayed Xmas Flight I was supposed to fly to Phoenix to visit family the day before Xmas eve, but due to coordinating the final rehab, city inspections, furniture & personal items moving, and tenant re-move-in (touchy subject), I had to arrive on Xmas eve instead.

These are essentially tethering kits that are installed behind large items of furniture to allow them to be "tied" to the wall.See this:http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48573739/ns/health-child...These kind of accidents are horribly common.  

I am pre-approved for about $190,000 and have about $20,000 cash to spend on down payment, closing costs, repairs, and furniture (if I need to turn it into a vacation rental versus long term rental).Is my budget realistic or should I wait until I can afford to put 20% down on a property instead of 5% or less?

I have heard people are getting great deals at the new Nebraska Furniture Store.

NPN AND REO either sfr, th, and condos via npn spl and or REO in bulk is ONLY advantageous if you have a custodian to board the assets.

We use furniture feet on the bottom of our vanities before installing.

I would assume it would come, as it is more cabinetry/built in than furniture.