The thing I wish we had kept front of mind back then was that buy and hold is a long term investment, so while we went through a rough patch with the mold issue and potentially lowering the rent, if we could have been patient, we'd current be enjoying years more of equity paydown, and significant appreciation, both in monthly rental price and value of the home.

Another time, a noticed a square cut out from a wall, patched back, spackled, but not painted, He explained he was hanging a panting on the wall, felt a nail hit a pipe inside, cut the wall open to inspect, noticed a dent in the pipe, cut the section out and welded the replacement in, closed up the wall, and the wall will be painted".

I have one that charges an insane low price, can color match stains, and if all else fails patch the stain.Call up apartment complexes and talk to maintenance supervisors and see who they use.

If you need to save money, I would recommend you learn how to patch/repair the problem areas so it can pass inspection.

If you end up having to patch the concrete at all CRAFCO makes a great concrete cold patch product that I would highly recommend.

I will bend over backwards to help someone if they hit a rough patch, but lie to me, steal from me, avoid me...

I am tired a mowing the grass and the general upkeep (two small grass patches.  

If they do it anyway they will be charged $100 for each mount.After several tenants move in and out, you'll end up with holes everywhere that you'll have to patch....and a stud that is useless for any future mounts.  

It sounds like your situation is easy to remedy with vinyl cement patch and waterproofing paint.I am not sure courts would consider water in the basement a habitability issue.

@Moritz BodeFlat Paint and Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) Flooring throughput...hands down.Flat paint does not show patches and repairs as easily as other finishes that reflect light.LVP is awesome for flooring because it’s waterproof and goes down really fast because most brands do not require underpayment and because it is synthetic it doesn’t need to acclimatize before it’s installed.