Nevertheless, both scenarios require your attention and defending against those claims could very well cost more than $2K.One of, if not the leading cause for dispute between contractor and client is poor communication.

Just cause they don't fit your investment criteria, we shouldn't steer other people away from them.

.), and it caused inefficiencies and communication breakdowns.

While I don't have any horror stories, per se, I have heard of people having a tenant for a year then causing $20k in damages upon move out, while skipping town to not be found again (this was a CA buyer buying from a turnkey operator in AL).  

I imagine it's higher than a typical single family rental considering it looks like the host usually ends up paying for any damage caused by tenants due to a variety of reasons (tenant refuses to pay, damage happened in a common area and it's not clear what tenant caused it, etc.).- Rental loss - PadSplit claims they collect 97% of rents, but I've spoken to a few hosts who have said that a much larger % of their tenants get kicked out owing $500 or more in back rent that is rarely ever collected - what's your experience been here?

I guess for me the dividing line is does it damage the function or cause a safety hazard if I leave it on the tenant.  

The concept of New construction investment property was right it was just the process that caused the problem.

That’s why I invested in rentals—to have a safety net.I'm not exactly sure where you're at, but if your current situation is causing frustration or stress, there’s no shame in selling a property to free up capital.

When my places with section 8 tenants are inspected yearly the inspectors just want to be sure that the paint isn’t flaking and thereby causing a situation that a small child may ingest the paint chips.

Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.