Don't give up the pursuit.Fail fast works better in software than in real estate: reset the server, push a patch, etc. 

We really took the bull by the horns on this one and patched our way through 😅 but I would LOVE some recommendations for a Tax Specialist, lender, and other important people throughout this journey!

The $65/hour for patching nail holes and hanging blinds seems excessive.

Tons of double sided tape used which results in a fair amount of extra effort to restore (most cases paint comes right off the wall requiring patching sanding etc, some cases Good-off was effective.

First, we started the firm in 2020 and have definitely ran into our rough patches as a fast growing company (we were recognized by Inc. 5,000 in 2024 as #105).

This is usually the case if past owners did a poor job maintaining, and just hired the cheapest neighborhood handyman to patch everything. 

and there's cleaning, carpet, painting, patching.

Its why I always say take 50 to 60% of your gross rent.. whatever is left over you pay your mortgage if any. and that should be about your cash flow within a few bucks.. if you do better that's great.. but this is not rocket science big napkin math works just fine for these SFRs CM as much as we like to think this is a big deal he is just a pimple on the industry..

If your occupancy rate drops, you may able to patch the damage by trying other platforms but this will further decrease your ranking on the system in the future. 

The company I use has patched the issue since then, but security is ongoing, of course.