Also, to qualify for a credit you have to have every single opening (window, door, skylight, garage door) be impact resistant.

Remove grass front and backyard, put drought resistant plants ?

This can also be a difficulty in raising capital as limited partners often resist investing due to potential perceived loss.

MDF is generally head and shoulders better than particle board in almost all cabinet applications.Plywood is more moisture-resistant than either, but quite a bit of plywood used in cabinetry is veneer plywood with an MDF core anyway.

I'm debating the consequences if they resist. 

here in South Florida they would have to be impact resistant due to our hurricane seasons.  

Plus you need to overcome their resistance and lack of knowledge in most cases.

I think Section 8 tenant will be path to least resistance as long as property cash flows extremely well.

But prepared to find stiff resistance renting to an 18 year old.

Your $8,000 with inflation might be $12,000.Berber is so pretty and in your own home it's not a problem.For a rental though, something less prone to expensive damage is always nice.If you believe you will keep it long term, (on replacement) it's a high end rental, standard apartment carpeting (pet resistant as an option) might work, or something a little harder to damage, such as stone or porcelain tile might make the unit (less expensive to damage and repair) and still keep that high end feel.Just my 2 cents.https://tilezz.com/blogs/tilezz_digest/10-pet-friendly-tile-recommendations