Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) fix & flip investment in San Francisco.

Purchase price: $2,800,000

Cash invested: $560,000

The property is a three-story multi-family residential bu...

Repairing damage to the property caused by the tenant or the tenant’s guests (beyond normal wear and tear).Cleaning the rental unit to return it to the same level of cleanliness as when the tenant moved in.Replacing or restoring personal property or appurtenances (fixtures) that were provided by the landlord and damaged or lost during the tenancy.Here's a link to the full California Law: https://www.gowhale.com/security-deposit-laws/california

Los Cerritos Wetlands Oil Consolidation and Restoration Project (California): This project demonstrates how public-private land swap arrangements can be aligned with environmental restoration goals.

That applies to replacement cost only and only if more $ is needed to restore the home to a pre-loss condition than what is available under coverage A.

Offer to be the guy that restores the old family property to it's former glory and all....Still it'll be hard to not look greedy because you do want to make money after all.....main thing to me is being super PATIENT.

I am pretty handy and have done plenty of restoration work myself and not afraid to put in some elbow grease. looking into real estate to get the wealth ball rolling but feel a little uneasy given the current state of the economy. what would you do in my shoes?! 

It was the right decision for me at the time to have it be an LTR, but it's a PITA restoring it.

You must be pretty good friends - most veterans (including myself) would never let a non-veteran assume their loan b/c the VA loan entitlement is not restored until that loan is paid off.  

Assuming your property is in Utah (like your profile indicates), here's the state law from a basic internet search:In Utah, a tenant who abandons a rental property without notice is liable for the lesser of the following: The rent remaining on the leaseThe rent plus the difference between the fair rental value and the agreed-upon rentThe cost to restore the property to its original conditionThe landlord can also remove the tenant's belongings and sell them if the tenant doesn't claim them within a reasonable time.

I involved insurance, remediation, restoration and they all did their part and finished in 2 weeks.