sling, i just had a face to face meeting w/ a local bank here north of boston...we spoke at first about exit strategy out of hard money into a conventional loan...he then presents me with the possibility of a staight construction/rehab loan with his bank based on 75% or even possibly 80% LTV based on ARV...with an interest rate of around 7 or under 5/1 ARM & 30 yr...needless to say i walked out very excited...reasons he is optimistic about lending to me is 1) i have over 5 yrs experience buying/selling and renting multi family property and 2) this is not my primary business, only a secondary form of income 3) MOST IMPORTANTLY they will keep this loan "in house" as i already have over 4 mortgagesso keep calling, yesterday i think i called 6 smaller to mid sized local banks in and around Boston

If I can give them $250 to leave, and this is an insurance policy, and in the process it ensures I won't face $5,000 worth of drywall damage, a stolen oven, AC compressor, etc etc....then how is it NOT worth it to give them cash for keys?

I would also get a few box fans and face them into the crawl space.

You say that to the owner face and let see how they will response to you.

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They are old cabinets for sure, not sure what to do here other than just paint the cabinets or spend a couple thousand (at least) on re-facing?

Unless you enjoy the thought of going to court and testifying in front of a judge,give her back the deposit and be done with it.You never should have let them leave without a walk through to point out all the damage they did in front of her face.$800.00 dollars is not worth the aggravation you will go through to keep 600.Lesson learned, move on and be more cautious in the future.Good luck to you.

You can always cut and face your countertops flush with the side of the cabinet(s), so they do not protrude into the cavity for the range.The range will normally be a little deeper than your countertops.If you do not have the width for a 30" range, then an "apartment" sized (24") range is an option.  

Turns out the manager's idea of fixing it was to just tear the shower stall out and leave it bare. 

Population is barely 1 million.