Just seems like an odd business practice to shovel everything under the rug.

LA has the ocean on one side, and extremely rugged mountains on the other.

Some of the damages include ~$7,800 of missing property, kitchen cabinet doors ripped off, a mangled chandelier, a damaged refrigerator, divots from a claw hammer in the granite, and urine and feces stains on rugs, furniture, and hardwoods from an unauthorized puppy.

The heating and cooling seems to cause the vinyl to expand and contract (especially under rugs and piles of laundry where the floor is insulated from room air)   It was especially bad with the adhesive edged LVP we got from HD.   

I taxidermy bear rug would look amazing.Those three things would transform the place. 

And if I feel the flooring is in good condition, even if not new, when I’ve had applicants that didn’t like flooring color (usually use a darker taupe), I tell them that’s what area rugs are for.

I would go LVP and have them put in rugs if they want the carpet feel. 

Low FICO scores, Income stability issues, rugged rental pasts???

I will paint all, replace rugs (rugs are only in BR), replace any shutoffs that show any signs of wear, at least one shower cartridge needs change, change all blinds.  

One of my current tenants is using a rug I had in the house for staging; he's SUPER clean & it'll be well taken care of . . .