For example, if you were having him quote a kitchen remodel, he might quote higher end material/finishes (i.e. custom cabinets) if he knew it was going to be for your personal residence, and lower end materials finishes (builder grade cabinets) if he knew it was just going to be for a rental so he could save you some money.

Generally speaking though, East Cleveland is pretty rough and uninvestable unless you really know what you are doing.Check out this guide by James Wise.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/4704/blog_posts/42419-cleveland-neighborhood-grades

Anyone have a formula to calculate the cost to re-floor an entire house with the same rental grade durable flooring?

C grade property, cash flowing great!

Ryan Holiday so elequintally puts it in what Zig Ziglar calls 7th grade comprehension so that I may understand.

You can get the contractors grade and save a lot of money.Trim is different though.

Do we have to get someone to come remove the whole lot of it (this would probably require additional grading) Shovel and pick through it ourselves?

If Cleveland is on your radar as a place to invest you'll want to give The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods a read.

Don't do it.That is a very rough neighborhood (See Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods) & I suspect you will be in for a culture shock you are not ready for.Lot's of national buyers hear that Cleveland is cheap.

The exact phrase that popped into my mind was "order of operation" just like 7th grade math!