Before asserting the tenant's liability, I would encourage you to seek legal advice in the state where the property is located and move forward from there.

As far as occupancy, HUD has a Keating memo on reasonable space, our local apt association suggested for some guidance on how many could reasonably fit in a space (not just looking at bedrooms).  

I do have to disclose that I am on a student-based work visa at the moment called F1, I am unsure whether this will affect my ability to buy real estate so would love more guidance on that!

Quote from @Debra Webb: I’m reaching out for some guidance on securing funding for my next real estate venture I don't have any capital to start with.

If you have multiple rentals, you may need to seek recovery in the aggregate and then decide your priority of restoration.This is a bad day, but statistically, you're good for another 100 years, no matter what "expert" pipes up with his uneducated opinion.

You should seek legal advice in that state to get a legal answer though.

Seeking my first small multi-family and had cash to purchase.

We went way over our expected budget - by far our worse budget miss ever (remarkably we were only 0.5 week over our 2 month timeline).Using my rule, take the estimates and double them then add for lost occupancy and that is what I would be seeking or the owner have the work done using licensed contractors and do the work, take the risks, and suffer the vacancy costs.If you purchase having to do the work and your appraisal can handle it, the credit at closing is superior to price discount.  

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