Some investors in the beginning factor out that cost to massage the numbers to talk themselves into buying a certain property as they are frustrated finding deals so start bending their underwriting criteria.

Check out your habitat for humanity restore for items. 

If you're a car guy it's like Jay Leno telling you not to buy a classic car until you can afford to pay to have a total restoration done on it.

I would talk to them to clarify that, and propose to them that not only will you be there during the project to oversee the process, and will be there to clean up after them, and pay for any work needed to restore their side of the yard if needed. 

I know this is a difficult process to go through.I'm an investor, flip fire-damaged properties and own a restoration company that specializes in emergency services/boardup.

However, don't compound this loss by delaying the restoration of the unit and getting new tenants in. 

No problem, except that if I wanted to get the power line restored, we had to redo all electrical per the county inspector.

I gave work to Water damage restoration company, which was working on it and had left their fans and dehumidifier running for arnd a week in bathroom and also in downstairs room.

I have no opinion on if paint will get you more rent per month or not, but if you do decide to paint, the restore sells their own mixed brand.

From cancelling rent to providing free massages every week to off set the stresses of being a tenant.