Landlord may deduct reasonable charges from the security deposit for: Damages to the Property, excluding normal wear and tear, and all reasonable costs associated to repair the Property; Costs for which Tenant is responsible to clean, deodorize, exterminate, and maintain the Property; Unpaid rent; unpaid late charges; Unpaid utilities and utility expenses Landlord incurs to maintain utilities to the Property as required by this Lease; Unpaid pet charges; Replacing unreturned keys, garage door openers, security devices, or other components; The removal of unauthorized locks or fixtures installed by Tenant; Landlord’s cost to access the Property if made inaccessible by Tenant; Missing or burned-out light bulbs and fluorescent tubes (at the same location and of the same type and quality that are in the Property on the Commencement Date); Packing, removing, and storing abandoned property; removing abandoned or illegally parked vehicles; Costs of reletting , if Tenant is in default; Attorney’s fees, costs of court, costs of service, and other reasonable costs incurred in any legal proceeding against Tenant; Mailing costs associated with sending notices to Tenant for any violations of this lease;Texas Residential Lease Agreement Any other unpaid charges or fees or other items for which Tenant is responsible under this lease; Cost to restore walls, flooring, landscaping or any alteration to the Property not approved in writing by Landlord; Damages to the Property caused by smoking, including but not limited to stains, burns, odors, and removal of debris; and costs to rekey certain security devices, as provided in Paragraph 19.2.

The ones I've purchased have needed some upgrades (HVAC in both, appliances in one, furniture & exterior stain in the other) so it's not really $15k and run (also, prices have ticked up a bit since Lucas made his purchases).  

What we thought were previously rust stains were actually most likely blood stains.

The units were pretty rough - holes in walls, missing or badly damaged appliances, banged up doors, torn up floors, carpets torn up, fixtures needing repair/replaced, water stains on ceiling, settling/foundation cracks going off corners of door frames, damaged bedroom doors, stained carpets, etc.I wish I could have written an update that I put in an offer on it, but I guess I just have to keep looking!

The tub looks stained and about 25 years old. 

Thanks about the floors, we did the floors too and I chose the dark stain to match the orange.When we did the floors, we made the mistake of sanding too much off, should have left a little more wood to make it look rustic.

Things are starting to add up here, I see mystery brownish stain on one wall in Room 1...

In the hallway approaching the unit I saw a fire sprinkler valve cover on the ceiling, at some point it had leaked and rust colored water stained the ceiling and walls, nice!   

Sheets and comforters can get stained.

I prefer wood with white cabinets, tile with wood stained cabinets.