Last week I had a duplex in Iowa destroyed by fire. 

. - You can go it the more heavy handed way and you will likley be able to file for an emergency eviction becuase your property is being destroyed, to do this you should take photos of the damages during your walk-through. 

I find it hard to believe that you would risk a 9 figure portfolio for $300kI am not saying that getting a 1m payout on a destroyed property is easy.

I've had a tenant in a 4-plex who has his laundry destroyed with grease all over his clothes.

If the credit is destroyed the renter may have no reason to pay rent beyond that point and may just stretch out their legal stay out of spite.

Business and friendship often don’t mix for many reasons—for instance, it can be very difficult to enforce lease terms (like late payment fees or deposit retentions) with a friend… and if you do enforce those lease terms, it can easily destroy the friendship.

Of course there are other factors such as age... if it was constructed with clay or cast iron tile then most likely tree roots have destroyed it, vacant or not.

My understanding is that will or can destroy your account. 

One destroyed the futon in the master coffee bar area.

Water came in through the cabinets for 10-15 minutes and it destroyed the microwave and the controller on the boiler.