Would that stick out like a sore thumb and severely damage our sale price if we leave that out?

Matt R. stated previously that builder prices coming down could damage the previous buyers in the subdivisions.

Damage caused by tenant?

The damages awarded against you can be large.It might surprise people to know that my commercial clients buying larger apartment buildings that the utilities are number one on the concern list.

She snuck a cat in against our no pet policy, lied to us about it, caused significant damages, did not pay the last month rent, owed us $350 upon move out (above what her $700 security deposit covered) - sent us a check for this - then stopped payment on the check.

If you feel you have suffered damages from this and can prove them, that would be your source of recovery of those.On the deal in general, is there financing involved?

I agree with Steve - leave the utilities on, and add them to the monetary damages.

If there is any damage to the property, he needs to file a police report or you should hold him fully liable just as if he did the damage himself.You are not obligated to break the lease unless that is specified in the lease somewhere, but he sounds like trouble so I'd just get him out with as little drama as possible.

Consider a roof leak and all the damage it can do.I imagine that with the upper level owners someone like Rachel deals with, it may not be such an issue, and maybe she may not have as high a default rate as someone who sells more lower-end homes.

I'd stay away from travertine. because of concerns about its durability- it'll chip and scratch and is porous which can be troublesome if somebody spills something on it.And, I have to disagree with choosing ceramic tile because porcelain is less likely to chip and less likely to show damage if it does get damaged whereas you'll see a different color underneath ceramic if you chip that.I put in porcelain tiles in the most trafficked areas in my place because I thought it was going to be so durable and hassle free.