Lots of broken hearts and destroyed finances over situations you describe.

Good will is destroyed by tenants that do not pay rent on time as required by their contract.

I would leave the curtains- they are easy to wash and hard to destroy. 

What are the possibilities of buying 20, 30, 40 lots in areas of Santa Rosa that were destroyed by the fires and sit on them for 5 years? 

A false start will further destroy your chances of success.

After something happened to me that emptied my bank accounts and maxed my cards my credit was destroyed to the 500 range...

@Gary Swank We have an inspection contingency (and have done every inspection I can think of...regular inspection, radon, sewer scope, mold, wood destroying pest).

I was talking to an acquaintance the other day and they informed me about a strategy where one can essentially partner with insurance companies for when an insurance client's home is destroyed through natural disaster or other causes and the client can be put up temporarily in the rental instead of being put up in a hotel  by the insurance company for the time being.

I am sorry, I'm not understanding your reply.My tenant is responsible for maintaining the exterior landscaping and yard, and in the process of doing so, destroyed the door.Who is not negligent?

One to keep and one to destroy through the ICC testing process. seismic loading, fire testing, etc. etc.