Some landlords will bulk at replacing a window pane just because of a tiny crack in the corner or repainting a peeling window sill.  

The entire place had to be re-painted, and I had to wash every wall and ceiling to even get the paint to stick.That being said, I am a smoker, I haven't smoked indoors in 10 years.

I cleaned the mold off the walls with bleach water, repainted the lower portion of the wall and asked them to keep the furniture away from the wall.

I can't really see the condition of the floors or walls because she had them repainted and plastered with decals and posters.

German roaches were even crawling out of the fridge door seals, and had developed language skills they were that advanced.In my wife's defense, she had her crew in, cleared, cleaned and repainted the place before I managed to get back into town. to this day I haven't seen the photos.

If they have truly been there for several years, a repaint and new flooring was probably already needed.I caution owners buying properties that 50-75% of the time you lose tenants when a place sells...

Or at least repaint it, right?

If it were me I would let it go and just charge them for materials for repair and repaint and cleaning.

Apparently these cockroaches typically only come out at night though, which is why they weren't seen.I still have the deposit, however I also had to replace the carpet and repaint.

I am actually going to be spending about 1-2k on down unit just to replace her carpet and repaint the place because she is a good tenant.Property taxes: $2,400 annual (will be appealing this since it is higher than what it should be)Utilities: I allot $200 per month, yet to exceed that (Only pay for water and sewer, trash is included in Property Tax)Maintenance: $100 allotted, yet to exceed ($80 for lawn mowing from Spring to Fall (bi-weekly), and winter up to $100 for snow plow)Offering: $87,500 (20% down)Terms: 72 months (30 year Amortized)Interest: 6.5%Payments: $1,369.63 per monthAdditional Comments: This is a very solid property that is brick exterior with tuckpoint done a few years back.