Think people are vastly over estimating what can be salvaged. Almost nothing in the house can be re-used because it would cost more with way more effort to take out and re-install than it would to just buy new and install.
I was working in a house once where the guy wanted to salvage the hardwood to use at a different house. I tried explaining to him that taking it out would be next to impossible to do without damage and it would take a very long time. He didn't believe me, went and hired some guy to take it out for him and within the first hour he changed his mind and started just ripping it out and throwing it away.
Literally almost nothing in the house can be re-used aside from maybe some nice faucets if they haven't took those out already.
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