Personally I would refinish floors instead of tile and I wouldnt do it because I dislike height transitions so I would tear out the hardwood in kitchen so tile and other flooring was flush.  

As others have said, it's totally deal specific.I will either sell or tear down and rebuild so my heating/cooling is just a temporary issue and didn't even register on my list of concerns because the location and the price was just too good. 

The cost of $300 sounds pretty normal but I can't see how he justifies tearing your home apart without identifying a dangerous mold or the source of that mold.

Additionally, short-term rental properties often experience less wear and tear compared to those with long-term tenants, which is advantageous for owners of recently renovated properties.

Depending on your broker, there should be some in the no commission category.You will get a nice low-fee exposure to many REITs that way.I will advise that now is (likely) a pretty terrible time to buy, as they have been on a tear (like much of the market).

May as well protect these people from themselves too because we all know that they rarely follow through on the purchase which just means they wasted even more money than they needed to and continued down the spiral of poor money management (this is not based on experience, just what I read about the reality of lease-options & odds of actually making the purchase).Anyway, feel free to tear my post apart but this is one view from outside the profession.

The $6000/mo. earner paying $2K in rent has a lot more to lose, so there is less turnover, less wear and tear of the property, less evictions, and more profit for the landlord (profit isn't the same thing as "cash flow").

I have seen people buy those tear them down and completely build new homes in there place.

I just laughed, told them the city employee I worked with, (retired now)  and that the copy of the permit was stapled to the studs on that wall 17 years ago and if they wanted to sheet rock the wall back they were more than welcome to tear it out and look for it. 

As soon as I get to them, I'm going to tear down the existing house and build two brand new homes that I'm going to sell.I will never buy a negative cash flowing rental with the hopes of holding it long term.