To me, if the corner is to the left of the range after say an 18 inch seht of drawers bottom cabinet, it's useful for stovetop cooking, laying out ingredients, etc... but add a two door base in place of the 18" and it becomes storage for appliances (which need a home too). 

Black soil or sand.3 inch clean rock or recycled concrete.  4 inches for base.  

If that doesn't fully remediate the stench, proceed to Stage 2Stage 2, remove and replace baseboard, cut back bottom six inches of plaster/drywall, paint 2x4s and lower wall cavities in Kilz.

However, I was not satisfied with the result.So I decided to demo and install new cabinets.The floors had several transitions and different heights, in some cases up to 1-inch difference.

Literally two days after closing there was 4 inches of water throughout the entire lower level.

Take pictures of every square inch of the property and inform the tenant, in front of the officer, that if they do any intentional damage it will be your intent to file charges against them.

I agree it saves costs and if every inch is being redone and upgraded, there should be concerns with the demo company doing it.How large is the house?

I'll spare you all the details but the key ingredient was the two inches of sewage throughout the entire basement.

They drilled a 7 inch pipe through a bedroom and didn't notify me.

I completely understand if you give them an inch they take a mile, but at the end of the day, we are dealing with real people who are living much tougher lives than we are as Chicago and suburb landlords.Assuming they are a good tenant, I'd get the new mattress but do it in a way that the tenant knows that you did not HAVE to and you are doing it because it's the right thing to do.Randomly curious - how much do you get for rend and size of unit in Naperville?