One concern I have is that it has a hot water baseboard heating system compared to forced air.

When I walked through the house to look at it the dogs definitely used the bathroom in the garage and chewed up 75% of the trim throughout the house and my dogs while inside by themselves they ate through the drywall in a few places in the house and this is where my biggest concern is that mold from the dogs urinating on the walls and the moisture seeping in and not being noticed and mold growing from there.

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Is there anything I need to be concerned about with "retaliation" in this situation?

Back to your main question though concerning deals- constancy is key.

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Concerns?

As total beginners, my wife and I did a square living room in a little over half a day.

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I'd be most concerned about how a potential tenant would react to it.