An appraisal could be used to appeal the lender's appraisal if it comes in too low (which is what occurred during my 2nd contract).

My tenant has brought to my attention that there’s a full blown flea infestation occurring in the house.

It's one of those "least nice properties in a nice area" situations; I'd be looking at holding the property over the long term and there is ample new, high-quality construction occurring in the neighborhood, which is situated in the heart of the most desirable downtown area in my city.

@Anthony Wick Are the meet-ups still occuring?

That being said if the owners have lived there for a long time, depending on local laws they have to disclose things they know of that have occurred to you which will give you a decent idea of the homes history.

Again, this is an analysis that needs to occur with a CPA or EA as it's highly case specific.It might be best to start off with the default SMLLC tax status of 'disregarded entity' and later make an S election further down the road. 

It wouldn't have even occurred to me to charge that back to my tenants.If your LL sues you in small claims for the additional $2800, the burden will be on her to prove ALL the damages. 

. :-)its funny I think about wet muddy dogs and never even occurred to me about liablity.. you think liablity and of course in vegas you don't have any wet smelly dogs.. 

Being a contractor and being a landlord are real close , I get a security deposit up front for damages that havent occured yet .

I'm certainly no attorney but I don't think you have much recourse unless you can prove which (if any) damages occurred after your purchase date.