The place is vacant anyway, you're talking about a couple days of extra wear and tear and it lets the new tenant move in gradually if they so choose.

This is assuming average wear and tear on the property 

They are incredible house keepers, they seem to always be on the move (so less wear and tear on the property.  

Now let’s tear it down.  

it would seem that would be the case because there tends to be more tenant caused property damage and wear and tear where there is lower income.

Note even here, though, that from all that I've read (a lot of this is reddit anecdotes), it was almost a one-size-fits-all approach, they were tearing out 1-3 year old carpets for new(er) carpet, painting over freshly painted walls, and so on. 

Standard purchase real estate (such as your home); if you consider it moving with inflation, you are probably close most of the time.But in reality, your home is paid for approximately (x 3) when you figure in the mortgage payments, then you can add to that insurance over time, taxes, and wear and tear replacements over time.So in reality because you want to own a home, and are too poor to pay cash for it, your total expenditure will probably lag inflation when you consider all of your costs (but not always in hot areas--depending on how long you own it).

If you hold on to it till you pass, the lifetime limit becomes irrelevant, it passes with the stepped up basis on death.Just to add I'm not an attorney but went through these issues when my parents and in laws in their latter tears till they passed.

No tears, but it truly means a lot to me on a personal level.

Only exception is if I tear down the house to build new.