It's a garden.... they aren't trying to build a deck and patio out back.. it's soil and seeds.

Kitchen- corelle, service for 8 only ,  extras will disappear, and use plastics- no one is not going to rent long term based on what is in the kitchen cabinets (students break glasses!). 

I've got a few:- Slight crack on the plastic knobs on a sink faucet.

We had one of those plastic kiddie pools that we used as an "exercise pen."

Plastic surgeon has a plumbing issue in his house and calls a plumber for help.

We buy nice cloth or pliable plastic ones, mildew resistant, not the cheap kind.

We now do quarterly inspections of our properties to make sure tenants are not painting, changing light fixtures, installing backsplashes, staining kitchen cabinets, spray painting the patio, etc.

I make a plastic tray out of that thicker clear non-adhesive shelf liner to protect the cabinet from leaks.  

Our landlord, on the other hand, never hears from us, we pay rent on time, and we keep her place clean and maintained nicely -- it actually looks way better now than it did when we moved in, because we've repaired crumbly wall sections, spackled holes/dents, touched up scratched doors and floorboards, de-stained the linoleum, replaced cracked lightswitch plates, power-washed the patio, washed the blinds (the landlord didn't, there was cat hair embedded in them from a previous tenant, which by the way the landlord wasn't aware of anyone having a cat, LOL), etc.  

Me: ...Like a patio or balcony?