Lease violationsTell the boyfriend you might have to patch some holes in walls and doors or clean up from a homicide Call police during the activities for a welfare check Ask her what’s up ?

Let the electrician cut his/her pockets for pulling the new wire and do the patches, then seal everything with an oil-based primer and repaint.

My thought ahead of time was similar to you “I want to try these” - thinking I could self install islands of carpet in bedrooms myself and have the ability to patch if needed between tenants.

Then you would run a new conduit to the new heating units.Then patch drywall, and repaint. 

I have been waiting for someone on the BP forums to explain to me how a Wyoming LLC will stop a plaintiffs attorney from filing a claim against the deed holder when their client falls in front of your property because of a down tree or ice patch amongst the many other common claims a real estate owners encounter....and to this day  crickets.

If you can access all/virtually all of the plumbing, you can either patch the bad spot or if the plumbing is old and dilapidated you'd be changing it anyway so it won't matter. 

That is why it is just as important WHO puts the roof on and stands behind it as the product being used itself.If you do not get the roof leaks fixed and keep patching on the cheap and the tenants keep having issues they might eventually leave.

How it goes from here is dependent on the market, how the deal is financed, the sponsor's plan to patch things up, and the skill/ability of the sponsor.If you have some time, check out this forum thread, it has 279 responses as of today:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/960/topics/1185204-ashc...I think you'll find some useful input there. 

It seems odd that the dog would destroy the entire lawn-though if it is a small patch I could see it happening. 

It can backfire, however.After Hurricane Ike, some small towns said the homes couldn't be replaced so instead the owners patched up some of the worst looking homes you'd ever seen.