Hi Gem have you visited AZREIA as that is a great place to network and find active investors to partner with and hard money lenders outside of BP community - let me know once you are ready for off market exclusive deals as I specialize in city violation , probate and fire damage deals 

And require that installation of the washer/dryer is to be done by a licensed and insured professional, and that the tenant will be liable for any damages caused by faulty installation. 

Baton Rouge had a major flood event a year ago and it stands to reason that there would be a huge disparity between purchase and resale prices of properties that are flood damaged.  

My questions is for the next tenant I want to add some things to my lease.1) 2 month rent penalty if they break the lease2) When they sign the lease they pay me damage deposit and 1st month's rent which is non refundable if they break the lease.

Legally, you would be entitled to sue him and recover your damages and, if your contract or state allows it, your attorney's fees.Practically speaking, are you willing to hire an attorney at $200+ per hour to chase a few hundred dollars and the possibility that you will get your attorney's fees?

As you'll see below from the photos, the damage was pretty severe - including smoke and water damage as well.

I had some storm damage from hurricane Irma at a property, really just a bunch of shingles broken.

Each of my properties provides me $2,000,000 in liability damage, plus loss of use Income, and the usual coverage for typical stuff.

Even if there were unseen damages to the property, I still can't back out the deal. 

She also was subletting my house out so there’s was a lot of excessive damage.