Also, be very careful in reading the language of the fine prints in the coverage and exceptions.I am in Florida and I know my policy does not cover the "repair" of pipe leaks but does cover damages caused by sudden and unexpected leaks.So if a leak happens underground below your slab, the cost to remove the tiles/carpet/wood flooring, breaking up the slab, tearing up the baseboard, excavating to the location of breakage, are all covered, then the actual repair, which might be a $300 simple job, NOT covered, then to lay down a bed of gravel, refill, compaction, termicide application, moisture barrier, repour concrete and reinforcement, new flooring, new baseboards, painting etc...are again covered.

I just think honesty reinforces the fact that you pull no punches and that you didn't just pull a price out of the air, you have a formula and  love has no place in the formula only facts and numbers.  

Now, all it does is reinforce that I made a good decision. 

I recently stumbled on Clint Coons videos on YouTube, and wanted to reinforce my knowledge of the strategies he presented.I must say that is in no way legal advice.

A taping knife, sanding block, there you need a drill or impact driver when the hole is large and you need to reinforce the back side with some lumber.A socket wrench and bit set.Allen wrenches can be useful for tightening set screws for towel bars, tissue paper holders, light fixtures etc...but find out if your fixtures are metric or english first.Bottom line, know your property, then work on what you need from there.

@Jeff Spicer , thanks for reinforcing a lot of the motivations for people to rent that many of us tend to forget about (or at least I was ignoring early on).

It reinforces her positive behavior (quite a pat on the back for her) and may be helpful for the next landlord to see.

I'm having the town inspector walk through the property to see if I need to reinforce the floor joists.

Entities only, to reinforce a business purpose.State fees and tax returns are also an issue.

You can get curtains that will meet the spec, but they're enough money that it would be cheaper to do drywall or paneling at that point.The company that did my sump pump had an add-on offer (which I didn't take up) to install fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) panels on the inside of the walls.