We ended up tearing down all of the homes and rezoning one of the parks to open a new Mobile Home dealership. 

However, concerned about the general wear and tear these tenants will have on a brand new construction. 

Or if things are that slow in the off season , shut it down , if the rent is canceled out by the cleaning , you are still losing money , electric and wear and tear . 

I can barely get firms to look at columbus with 10x years of experience thats mostly for ground up. the average house cost is still less than 100k which means you have a lot of houses to tear down still to create a housing shortage. the economics don't make it favorable for any type of investing but turn key or maybe ground up in the urban core which works in any city. but compare any of these cities, I'll take Indianapolis, Chicago, Minneapolis, and columbus and Milwaukee and pass on the rest. 

The wear and tear on hardwood floor - carpets has no recourse beyond the deposit damage if there is pee or replacement costs needed.

A roof on a typical duplex may cost $8k to tear off and replace.  

Are you here as an investor to make more money...or to tear down other investors?

Tile or not pets tear up flooring, baseboards, and wood doors.

It's just normal wear and tear on any house as they are high traffic areas.

There will be a point in time when it is beneficial to tear it down and go better .