Restoration kept historically accurate items.Next the tenant said that the tub stank so much that they can not use it. 

Several factors can increase or decrease the adjusted basis, says McGuff.Increases in adjusted basis can result from:The cost of additions and improvements to the houseMoney spent to restore the property after damages or lossLegal fees incurred in relation to the propertyDecreases in adjusted basis can result from:Receipt of insurance payments due to a casualty loss or theftTax credits for home energy improvementsIf you sold your primary home last year, there’s little you can do to avoid capital gains tax liability when you file taxes this April, Liddiard says.

The woodwork was lovingly restored.

How can I coordinate with insurance and restoration companies from abroad?

You can sell a few to pay off the rest or 1031 them into passive income.Any property you buy today should appreciate about 4.9% p.a. that's been US average (insert a % you believe is right, I believe Milwaukee may actually beat this number) over the next decades and your downpayment is leveraged 4:1, so that in itself produces a lot more equity over decades than you could ever safe up. 

@Dennis Dougherty the other benefit to selling is that your full entitlement automatically gets restored.

It needed love and we were able to do the repairs to get it restored!

This house looks beautiful and I can't wait to see it when it's restored.

am in the cleaning and restoration industry.ozone and chlorine dioxide and many other suggestions here might work but the most important thing is that you have to treat the source for it to work.A professional grade black light could have helped you find the source easier before your contractor painted and installed new flooring.If it is very strong odor  the proper way to do it is find source,treat,clean everything and then chlorine dioxide or ozone.

I flip fire-damaged properties and own a restoration company which specializes in fire damage.