I had a tenant move out after 5 years and they left the place a complete mess. I

And well there they were could have listed it could have filed a quick BK to try to work something out.. but nope  wholesaler long gone  Jay now owns it and gets stuck in a very messy emotional situation caused by the fake buyer who had no money no means and just spun a web.. this was not limited to wholesalers to be fair there were also crooks that had fake foreclosure rescue companies  IE we will deal with the bank just send us 2k.. many based in FLA.. this is why the AG's in many states really went after preforeclosure schemes.

San Francisco is a MESS! I

So keep going, innovate, get creative with tenants who think they "can't/don't have to pay," and make your own way out of this mess.  I

I obviously don't know for certain but they painted my other identical building next door without a serious mess. I

Who's to say they don't paint a pretty picture to rid themselves of the tenant.) they had issues and their living is too messy, it will travel woth them to the new living space.  

The reality is that this thing is going to be messy.

There are lots of messy but basically clean tenants who are great tenants, for instance. 

This is messy and who knows what will happen.

It is incredibly messy and disorganized fly-by-night type of operation.