Ordinarily those tenant vacated damages would be too remote, but it sounds like they were contemplated by both parties at the time of contract.Were I in this situation I would be looking to state law to determine if the EMD is truly the extent of my potential liability as a buyer. 

It is a done for your type of program but they do teach you how to do it as well.

Has anyone here been or is in one of Pace's programs?

Understand that they are doing this to make a profit, so it will be more expensive than coordinating maintenance yourself.It may be a decent program for a DIY owner that wants to just outsource maintenance, but you will have the same maintenance issues with this company that you would with a PMC:1) Higher costs2) Admins answering the phones & assigning work, that just know the basics about maintenance.

I am not affiliate with these programs.

I love the program, as it helps many people who can't afford housing.

No matter what program you use, you're going to see a major jump in pricing/rate from 25% down to 20%, and again from 20% to 15%.

I believe a large amount of our ad spend was spent to advertise the program.

I've paid my dues in multiple different programs through the years and I've had some amazing experiences as a result and some not so good ones.  

I would probably take the risk at $500, but $1k feels more of a ripoff like most guru programs.