Deposit will take all of other damages left. 

When those elements align, it gives you a buffer to handle the inevitable challenges that come with a fix and flip or hold.The entry price, especially, is such a game-changer—it can turn even a tricky project into a win if it’s favorable enough.You have to be able to put together all the moving parts, and make all the planets align! 

I'm not an attorney, I haven't been hired to litigate damages and go back and fourth trying to prove or disprove who knew what when. 

(I understand upon learning the per is an ESA or Service Animal, one cannot charge pet rent....but these are still animals and can cause damage to the property.

It's one of the most important elements of making a deal happen.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

I fared well luckily, did not sustain any damage personally.

When we removed some of the wall we found that there was damage to the wood.

I will take on all the risk whilst always making sure the property is in a selling condition at all times and professionally cleaned and maintained, and if there's any damages my insurance would cover it.

@Catherine Emert - In Virginia too, and likely in every state, tenants are responsible for damage they cause, including a pest infestation.