I caught it before closing which minimized my damages.

He left on his own, but when all was said and done, he owed me over $8,000 in unpaid rent and damages to the property.The lesson I learned was to have my processes in place and treat this like a business.

> Military husband/wife buy new home, divorce, stop paying note and hoa> Husband is erroneously removed from title by tax appraiser, HOA forecloses on wife, I buy home at auction> Now I am on title, wife and husband on note, bank cannot foreclose because husband is protected by SCRA > (more on this in the above post, but husband does not want the house back)A while after moving in I discovered water damage inside a wall where rain has been getting in due to needing a new roof. 

Better to pay for a professional carpet cleaner and not risk carpet damage. 

Houston had another hurricane 2024 and result was more damage to the roof and more damages. 

If you have kids or pets, flat painted walls absorb stains, sweat/slobber, and are difficult to wipe down without damaging the wall. 

Check the property, nothing seemed stolen or damaged but she made a run for it in her car.

To name a few she damaged her unit and the unit under her and not willing to pay for the damages that she caused (I had both places fixed).

.- This meant I was out of pocket $510 each month.Fire Incident:- In November 2022, a fire in the unit above caused water damage to my unit.

I think I would therefore, not allow a tenant to sign a lease more than 1 month before the move-in date - that way the security deposit can be used for damages if I lose any rent after the move-in date while I am trying to find a new tenant; and the security deposit only covers 1 month.