Like mentioned above blame the flooding as water damage due to storm breaking windows and blowing rain in. etc. get an attorney and fight the insurance company.

I have joined several REI Mentorships including WREIN (Women's Real Estate Investment Network) in Dallas, TX and and Vertical Street ventures in Phoenix, Arizona (Syndications) .

All my systems work together so my owning has higher returns the more I expand my co-hosting as I am vertically scaling. 

Even new windows.

Are they picking window style and placement, exterior cladding, color, etc? 

There was dinged up gray vinyl flooring and scrunched window blinds.

During that time, I received a letter from the City of Lorain about some violations, including overgrown grass, missing handrails, window frames, and not pulling the necessary permits.

Even new windows.

It was about $14,000 in windows  down the drain .

The exterior was painted when we bought it, we refinished the floors, added carpet, new paint inside, refinished the kitchen cabinets, replaced a couple windows and did some minor plumbing work inside (along with getting rid of TONS of junk throughout the inside and outside of the home!)