Morning Jayne, I think you might've accidentally hit "post" without including any info about your situation! 

I just want to avoid accidentally committing some kind of fraud. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Oak Lawn.

Purchase price: $57,000

Cash invested: $10,000

770 expenses including mortgage, taxes, insurance, HOA, and property man...

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California and other desirable locations have produced an awful lot of accidental millionaires, people who just happened to buy a house to live in and now that house is worth a small fortune. 

There is accidental damage (broken window), negligent damage (left the tub running and it overflowed), and purposeful damage (kicking the water closet loose from it's mounting bolts).Based on how you describe her financial situation she seems like a forever renter (a potential long term customer, if you treat her right--and if she behaves decently and pays).If it were me I'd just charge for having the window fixed, and pick up a pet deposit (probably over payments as she seems to be short of cash a lot--as most renters are<--(that's why they rent)).And since its a SFH I'd ignore the two adult offspring (for the time being). 

(Last year, we accidentally sold a house through a wholesaler for $75k.

I would do this before any legal action they take, else you can be accused of retaliation.If pressed, I would tell them that you strive for win/win L/T relationships, and you only want people living there that are happy with their housing conditions, and with them this is clearly not the case.

I'm also making it easier for tenants to move into my rentals which makes my rentals more desirable and will reduce vacancy time.If anyone's interested in learning more, send me a private message.I like this idea, but Deposit insurance gives a third party the power over the damage repair money.I wonder how much red tape and PITA it will be to file for the Deposit insurance money, and how long they will take to payout, and how much they will auto-refuse to pay (like insurance companies do) until you press the issue hard.Plus how many 800 number calls to customer service located in Tim-buck-two will it take trying to get things straightened out when there is a problem.Still it seems like it might be a good blade to have on the Swiss Army Knife.

Press the issue and don't pay more than something is worth.Nit pick anything on the inspection report and try and buy for less than appraised value.