What can I do for damage control and lower the bill to what we emailed him as our estimate.

Even the long-term rentals I own people in the neighborhood have told me they don't want rentals on the block. 

But the real surprise came when I noticed a damaged door on the side of the property, far away from where they were driving us.

You need to think of your worst-case scenarios, like vacancies, rent decreasing, fines, fire/water damage, and getting sued. 

This discovery took place at the same time a hurricane struck so to me it was a nightmare to fix some of the damages it caused, amidst a shortage of labor, fortunately another investor friend helped out.

You'll get higher turnover, more damage to the properties, higher vacancies.The average BP folk on a W2 making $80k/year.

Overlooked Benefits of a cost segregation studyA cost segregation study allows for property owners to more easily write-off assets that get damaged/destroyed as the value of these assets is determined as part of the study.

but only on the East side below where the forest fires wiped out the trees on the hillside above the homesbest place is by fort tuthill and off lake mary rd because the interstate blocks most wildfires.

If it wasn't a nonpaying tenant, it was an angry one, or one threatening to sue me, or a neighbor claiming my property was damaging his!

The property had 3 times the hidden damage as the quote given for the rehab to the property.