Quote from @Kathleen Park: I recommend you educate yourself on "ordinary wear-and-tear" vs damages, depreciation, and your state laws.Do yourself a favor: buy "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

Making sure the property "flows" outside is a key component I have personally found - assuring nobody is stepping on toes, encroaching on each other's outside space, or blocking cars in, etc. 

On new builds the maintenance is lower but there could still be damage.

You probably recoup the 5k in ARV, but Old North Milwaukee is an economically challenge neighborhood, so manage your expectations.Avoiding frequent turnover, tenants who don't pay, damage property or cause other issues is the name of the game to achive long term profitability.

Hello BP community,I'm a landlord in California, and I'm dealing with a situation where my tenant is refusing to pay rent for the time during which mold repairs were being done due to water damage from a neighboring unit.

Treble damages are available under the statute if its proven to be a pattern or practice. 

Would you charge damages from the security deposit?

Use a screwdriver to poke at the sill plate to look for rot or termite damage.

Hello AllWe suffered fire damage about 2 weeks out from listing....less than 5 hours ago.

Any recomendations for an attorney to file suit against seller who did not  disclose known foundation damage?