Well, I think the better a case you can build on the beyond normal wear-n-tear items (like price and photos), the better.However, if it has a 15 year carpet and he lived there years 13-15, I wouldn't expect replacement to be a defensible expenses, but I guess you can try and collect it.

However, in my defense, I hooked up with an old acquaintance who happens to be a loan officer and he was consistently offering a point below the competition with no discount points.

Lol why are you so defensive?

Sit in rent court, listen to the cases, listen to what the landlord is saying, the defense of the tenant; write down the address, meet the landlord out side the court room, ask "excuse me, I am looking for rentals, would you know of anyone who wants to sell their property?"

One point in their defense, they would have to get the renter's approval to take photos and most won't allow it because it would be proof of how they are trashing the place.Those who post in the Market Place here have no excuse. 

They are sort of a first line of defense against doing a bad deal.

A foreclosure process continues and the defendant rebuttals with dual-tracking complaints to CFPB or even in judicial defense.  

So they can look to me for a cure, however the time I held the title was only for a few minutes and my defense is that they indicated clear title, so I would suspect the title company would just jump over my title period and look for the party that caused the problem.

Your first line of defense to any claim is good management, not business entities. :)

Your best chance and defense will be with an astute qualified investor and keeping them at or below that 10% threshold.