The carpet must be dry and flat.

Keeping my powder dry.

Covid hit and their jobs dried up , they contacted me and told me the situation , 1 boy joined the army , the other went home and went to trade school .

If the money flow dries up, they close up shop and leave.If you can find Landlords willing to participate, arbitrage is a good opportunity to generate a lot of money without investing in real estate.

If it is hair or toys or paper products, and within five feet of the fixture; or before any point where another unit or home joins a common line, as long as the condition of the line itself is not the cause of "catching" the debris; or if the line itself is bellied, broken, or has root intrusion.It may be educational to sit in on a couple LL/Tenant Court sessions to see how the local Courts rule on "wear and tear" vs. damage.

But now we’re at the point where that avenue may be drying up, and I need to start getting creative with other purchase options. 

You can always tell the experienced ones - they either have gray hair or no hair! 

I know it sounds like I'm splitting hairs but some banks write HELOCs in their residential department....which won't write Investment Properties.

I have a couple contacts that do insurance in Colorado and they're ready to pull their hair out.

It appears the old boards are very dry and brittle, and would take significant effort to remove without damage for re-use...unless you can provide the free labor for that task.