I'm from SoCal so well aware of the pitfalls of being a landlord there, and I have a friend right now going through a horror show that you would not believe.

Well answer it depends.

Hope all is well, I am looking to Take a Job in a different City And Looking At Housing an Came Across a Home that is for sale.

But that's really not my cup of tea... well, maybe instagram but probably more of a marketing instead of documenting) , and third I want to share this with the biggerpocket community! 

I don't have the data (although this is something @Dave Meyer will hopefully look into) but I don't think new construction will appreciate as fast or as well as other properties.

At this point, this tenant sounds like they're all bark with very little bite - I'd just keep documenting everything in writing (as it sounds like you've been doing) and sending everything to them via email as a backup as well, and only involve the lawyers if the need actually arises (e.g. if they file a rent escrow action; if you need to start eviction process for non-/partial payment; if you get them to agree to a mutual lease termination; etc).If you do end up going with the carpet replacement option, I would also recommend going one step further: in addition to replacing the carpet and the padding underneath, also take that opportunity to put down a coat or two of heavy duty Killz on the subfloor before the new carpet gets installed. 

Well, fortunately they didn't listen to me, sold at a fat profit and bought a house in Boca Raton. 

I flipped my first house at 20 as well!

My agent is showing the ropes on the math from purchase price to the ARV and the difference of the cost in between and also I have a friend who’s a millionaire who does fix and flips mentoring me the way as well.

I saw on Seth's website he actually did a review of Mark's program and ultimately recommended it (while mentioning things he didn't like as well).