Hello,One of my single family rentals that is outside of Atlanta, was heavily damage in a fire and most likely would require a full rebuild. 

It will damage the firebox and the chimney as it burns hot and fast.  

most contracts your 5k is your liquidated damages in most contracts. .. so snag that fire the agent and find another buyer if 13k is that important to you.. for sure not worth hiring an attorney for. 

Quote from @Ana Mills: The high quotes for the electricians will be way cheaper than having your handyman do it and it causing damage, causing a fire, or even worse causing a fire later when someone is living there and that person/persons getting hurt because of the work being done by an unlicensed worker doing the work. 

From what I've seen (especially in markets like Phoenix and San Antonio), it's often a matter of alignment rather than luck.Make Your Property a No-Brainer: ALE primarily works with displaced families - think floods, fires, or other home damages.

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. 

. --- We haven't seen a S8 inspection report in over a decade that required a tenant to fix damages they obviously caused.

I have it written in my leases that tenants are responsible for clogs as well as damage from clogs.

what is damage protection insurance? 

I was born and raised there, so I am very familiar with flood and wind damage from hurricanes.