Destroy the bathroom finish, they buy a new one...

Needless to say, the place is destroyed. 

In contrast, large rips or indelible stains justify a deduction from the tenant's security deposit for repairing the carpet or drapes, or replacing them if that is reasonably necessary.One common method of calculating the deduction for replacement prorates the total cost of replacement so that the tenant pays only for the remaining useful life of the item that the tenant has damaged or destroyed.

Mortgage broker with totally destroyed credit - $900Single Mom with SSI plus outside income $850 - has one childInsurance Adjuster for Major Firm - 20 years - $750 for room plus garage space.Just a small sampling but gives you idea....much of the success in this area comes to truly likely people, having some street smarts and filing a largely untapped need.Happy to chat about it sometime.  

All good answers, but sometimes it is just they haven't managed or established their credit scores yet, or got hit by an unexpected expense like medical bills, that destroyed their credit.  

If ANY of your tenants get arrested for any reason they won't be able to pay the rent and if those tenants really are selling drugs the cops might destroy the apartment trying to find them and then they won't pay you a dime for it. 

Few salesmen will tell you this, but NEVER use a window cleaner containing ammonia - - it will destroy the seal on the frame-glass contact and let moisture between the panes which ruins the whole purpose of dual pane glass. 

I am researching flipping market and i can divide it on 3 segments:1. rehab - when someone gets ugly or under condition house, puts a small money to get condition shortly and sale it as soon as possible - a small profit, high dependence on purchase price. in this case we earn on buying.2. improvement - getting old or cheap house, puts more money to get more expensive house which we can sale for high price and get more profit. in this case we earn on buying and improvement to get highest price among around houses in that location3. re-building or building new one - when we destroy old and build new house. in this case we earn more profit when get something absolutely new with highest price.

Can you see the leak and the line is just destroyed or you think it's somewhere up under the slab? 

My intention is to teach not seek and destroy.