The switch on the pilot has been broken, the plumber said it looked like something was dropped on it. 

If they are broken when it comes time to turnover the security deposit should cover it.

Appreciate the advice on specifically including the price of each blind in the lease in case one is broken.

It enables the one day turn which is typically just small hole patching, touch up paint, clean with assistance from a robot vacuum, rekey quickset smart key locks, shampoo/swiffer floors as needed and small stuff (broken blinds & detector batteries).

They are grown people and if something was broken while living there, they should have fixed it or reported it beforehand instead of trying to get out of it by asking for free rent.

You are much better off asking for a Venmo directly from the guest for anything broken. 90% of guests will pay.

Have you broken all the numbers down including management fees, insurance capex, maintenance, PMI, etc. to make sure that it will cash flow after you move out with a reasonable vacancy rate for the area?

That's how I see things in this broken world.

some are broken and used to appeasement. you can break that routine with one powerful word followed by silence. 

As soon as we learned just how much damage her broken relationships caused we got her family out ASAP.