On top of that, if you say something wrong, you can be liable for civil damages on top of criminal charges.I’ve had one signing with an investor, who is also a full time accountant with a government contractor,  and he explained his financing to me because it was different.

This is especially true if they cannot provide you photos of before you moved in and photos of the damage.

Door lock, detector batteries, other consumables, replacement of damaged or disappearing items like pool towels and linens, replacing blown out screens (I spent over a grand just on screens last year though we did have a freak huge hail storm).

My friend is relieved that the tenant is gone but it does not prevent them from trying to claim damage.

@Summer Dechanukul If your agent really represented that the home was in good working condition and actually told you that you didn’t need an inspection to verify, you should report him to his broker and file a complaint with the state real estate board, maybe talk to an attorney about a civil suit for damages against the agent and broker if they misled you.

Even if you did not add endorsements for service line or sewer system replacement if the damage is part of a covered peril it's possible your insurance will cover some or all of it.What were the communications at sale regarding the water problem?

If it was a less damaging issue I might wait it out, but water, fire and 'safety' (CO detector etc) and it would be on my schedule not theirs.

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She could have signed the papers to leave end of April, walked away and gotten her $500 security deposit if there were no damages. 

You can also expect water damage, termite damage, and mold.