And even if the tenants chooses to stay in your property for 2yrs, the damage they may cause will eat away all of your cash flow and leave you potentially upside down.

For replacement canoes that got damaged by straight line winds.  

They're still trying to scam people wouldn't that help to keep the damage to a minimum?

If you are taking care of things, any punitive damages would zero or very small.

And, you need to cure your liability (you cannot use a city easement without obtaining a Grant of Easement from the city - a legal document to be filed with the Clerk of Court).You've done everything you can to mitigate the damage to your home and I applaud you for it.

If the tenant is dilly-dallying in paying the repair costs for (not wear-and-tear) damage for more than 1 week.

Also,  make sure your turn over costs account for the smoke damage.

Village to Village Network (https://www.vtvnetwork.org/) and Men’s Sheds Association (https://usmenssheds.org/) are successful models of people building community to improve the aging experience.So drawing on Dr Thomas and Nancy’s work and incorporating cohousing and pocket neighborhood elements into my communities, I have chosen to use shipping container homes in areas along the Texas coast where storms frequently cause wind and water damage.

Deposit will take all of other damages left. 

What is the point of damaging all of your relationships and being unhappy to be wealthy for the last 20 years of your life?