I’m concerned about durability and if we decide to resale I don’t want to have to redo the counter tops.

@Casey Maeda If a person doesn't have sufficient mental faculties or emotional durability to succeed in the securities markets that's fine, many others do and have done so very handsomely.

Exterminator said I'll be spinning my wheels untill I get the stuff out.

All are plastic wheeled carts, and you have to roll them like 15 feet to the curb by 6am on collection day, and take them back at the end of the day.I have tried various approaches with mixed results.Allowing it to overflow results in trash being thrown into the wrong cart, or stacked outside, attracting possums, raccoons, squirrels, lizards, stray cats to rip them apart and cause a mess.Do you leave it to the tenants to work it out on some rotation schedule?  

You really got my wheels turning with possibilities I hadn't thought about!

You are going to spin your wheels, pay court fees and go to court and she'll stride in with your exPM that she subpoenaed (my first eviction in 40 years in Honolulu and I found out I can subpoena people into court as witnesses and all I have to do is pay them $7!  

Make it free standing, even on wheels.  

In my town there are a lot of high rises which compete directly with my wheel house of 2-4 units buildings.  

The daughter is in a wheel chair. 

If you have the extra money, consider replacement of carpet with tile or vinyl flooring  which lasts much longer and is more durable.