If they installed a wasteful clothes washer that uses 5 gallons per load, they could do 200 loads of laundry (6 loads per day or 3 loads per day for 2 months every day) for about a dollar. 

From what I can see on the video, before you decide to replace entire walls/ceilings,  you will have to open up sections on the ceiling and walls, specially lower part of walls (1-2 feet off the floor) to make sure you don't have any mold growing on the interior of the walls, and if there is any insulation you want to make sure it not wet/damp and again any mold growing on it.

I couldn't imagine someone wanting to deal with literally climbing into their basement, I mean imagine bringing your clothes into the laundry.Could something like this be a deal-breaker for buyers?

Workmanship needs to be there, quickness is a must, and a competitive price with reasonablepayment arrangements.If he drives up in a $60,000 truck, GQ clothes and haircut, and tells you how to do your job.Then hire the first guy listed above.Time is money,  get the property done and done right.I know a great contractor!!!

I spent almost 3 days cleaning out the furniture, clothing, and trash they left in the house and in the yard. 

Analysts predict that a broad pullback on grocery spending could also mean lower sales in the future for more discretionary items such as clothes and cars.

While not a complete list, the following facts, coupled with the tenant being gone, are circumstantial evidence of a tenant’s intent to abandon: rent is unpaid; can’t contact tenant after repeated attempts over time; no one has seen the tenant; the tenant’s vehicle is gone; utilities and/or phone is disconnected, or has been transferred back to the landlord or community; all food has been removed, or remaining food is spoiling; toiletries removed; most furniture has been removed, especially beds; mail is stacking up, or is forwarded; children have not been seen, or are not in school; storage locker emptied; clothing removed."

It would not even get the clothes clean.

Basically, my own TD Bank credit card limit would be lowered by whatever credit limit I chose to award the business; so essentially, I am only good for so much credit overall with them, and I can split it any way I want, and I didn't go any farther than that but I assume I would have had to personally guarantee whatever the business credit limit became.There are a few threads on BP on how to build business credit:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/37432-building-business-credithttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/109/topics/42559-business-credit-for-new-llc-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/275-getting-a-loan-for-an-llc-and-building-corporate-credithttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/56607-has-anyone-ever-found-a-legitimate-business-credit-company-in-the-state-of-nevadahttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/8571-want-to-buy-my-first-property-under-business-credithttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/46689-thomas-kish-business-credit-coachinghttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/110/topics/28198-building-business-credit-make-sense-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/34292-building-business-credit-helphttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/45529-business-credit-d-and-b-questionshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/49256-establishing-business-credithttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/17238-get-business-credit-part-1http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/15256-d-amp-b-duns-worth-it-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/15663-anyone-used-paydex-in-there-new-business-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/10833-corporate-credithttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/110/topics/28198-building-business-credit-make-sense-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/68892-building-both-personal-and-business-credit-at-the-same-timehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/63293-secured-business-cc-for-building-business-credit-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/59798-how-do-you-build-corp-credit-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/109/topics/70257-building-credit-w-d-and-bhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/62468-d-b-warninghttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/45529-business-credit-d-and-b-questionshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/94/topics/38174-build-buiness-line-of-credits-and-authorized-users

This should help accelerate the process of getting electricity back on at the home.Tenant recieved the following support (partial list)Red cross $130 debit cardAlso paid for hotel @ $65 x 3Red Cross also offered to fund $400 towards deposit for new residenceThe school also provided financial assistanceUnited way offered referrals to local agencies, but no direct helpReferred tenant to contact catholic charities - known for being helpful---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Part 2 - no specific order2 Big errors made:Missed a spot where water accumulated in the basement (in a pile of clothes and junk that hid it very well) and is causing mildew issuesWAS NOT PRESENT FOR AN ELECTRIC TURN ON.