I would fix up the basement regardless (they are, and will be, non conforming bedrooms, because of no egress windows), just toying with the idea of taking a risk and adding a kitchen for and extra $7500 (its a strong rental area). 

Other ideas I can think of are; - perhaps an owl box - perhaps haul gravel for a driveway on the other side of the house

it was the landlord you spoke to?

I am curious as to how a toy broke a toilet

@Ken Vingua  @Wayne Yates  Ken good point about the "Dry camping"  I forgot about the hoboing water in 5 gal jugs, hauling it in a 400 gal tank with a pickup truck, and having a 60 gal water tank inside the tent so I could thaw it out in the winter. 

Our house has better TV, faster internet, better/larger beds, more of our toys and requires less effort. 

My husband and I have toyed around with the idea of buying a commercial property but one thing we know for sure, people will always need a place to live so residential is our thing. 

It doesn't sound like there's enough "damage" to warrant any claim. 2) Rent a small dumpster and just start hauling the trash out.

You have people coming and going and wanting to buy locks or rent U-Hauls, people ending contracts, people asking about available units, signing contracts, calling about available units, questions, or whatever.  

For all you know someone saw it was vacant/empty and broke in, casually hauled the stuff into their truck in broad daylight like they were movers and are currently selling the appliances a county over on Craigslist