Their claws are not sharp enough to scratch the walls or posts like a cat.

The vandals just broke windows and kicked holes in walls.

It can usually be rerouted or repaired easily if it's near an outside wall, which obviously costs less.

It was removing a wall and putting up a new one in a different spot.

In the beginning I assumed it was Wall Street type funds moving money into RE for a few years.

I was thinking keep the old baseboards (save $3500), no shutters (save $600), only replace 2 exterior doors (save $600), just paint gutters (save $1100), maybe scartch the backsplash and pantry (save $800), maybe do laminate instead of hardwood (save $2000), possibly don't open up the walls (save $2500) but I am hard pressed to find other ways.

Problem solved.My turnover costs were general very low and about the same each time ... clean the carpets and paint at least one wall to give the place a fresh smell.I stopped doing lease only back in the 1990s because of the tremendous success of the lease-option concept.I found there to far more advantages to the lease-option than disadvantages.

If you put a color closer to the colors of the stone it will blend better, and make the walls look taller rather than broken in half.

Often just a wall or two need it, not the whole place.

I am of the opinion that paying off a loan early and having a ton if cash sitting in the walls of a home earning zero interest is not the best use of the cash.