High end houses you can't just settle for what is available you need to give the customer what they want even if that means not finishing the kitchen for 4 months while you wait for the cabinets that are on back order or you have to turn away your insulation guy because your electrician hasn't started yet because he got covid.

I get that people will open closets, cabinets, use the bathroom, etc. and we are fine with that, but is it normal, and more importantly acceptable for people to let their children do the things they did?

A minor kitchen remodel includes replacing cabinet door fronts with shaker-style wood panels and drawer fronts and adding new hardware.

Changing cabinetry after it's installed is generally expensive and looks piecemeal.If you put a dishwasher where the oven is, you'd have to pay a plumber to run a line back over to the sink and it will cut through that corner cabinet Basically, if you're moving stuff around, it is a big deal. 

New roof, solar, paint, lvp in the living room, granite countertops, cabinet handles, fixtures, carpet on stairs and upstairs, refurnished entire house.

Switching out door knobs and cabinet hardware for a modern look.

As I am living in the property I am updating things such as the bathroom, paint, cabinets, countertops, and doors.

The other 40% is depreciated over whatever the official "life" of the corresponding property is. 5 years for cabinets, 15 years for driveways, and so on.5.

We had leaks in the middle of a pipe underneath kitchen base cabinet once.

The STR one is 1989 built and needs some Rehab in form of paint, cabinets, appliances, floor, fixtures, water heater etc.