Tenant damages for unpaid rent, etc...can be sought in small claims court.I am not seeing lower rents...stable & slightly higher, within normal ranges post pandemic.Norbert Huston

This could manifest itself in additional damages and financial losses when they decide they don't want to put up with you any more.Also, Section 8 does require more work setting up, renewing, increasing rent, etc.

The areas probed still seemed solid, but be aware that some types of wood destroying fungal damage will only be detectable once the wood has properly dried out.

@Connor Thomas see our cut & paste knowledge below:------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

I email or text them once again to let them know in writing when I will be filing a forcible entry and detainer (eviction) action and let them know that time is short but they can still avoid the consequences of a damaging eviction filing.

I’m worried they won’t leave or damage the property.

I would get a professional opinion from a qualified contractor , you may have storm damage already that could possibly be covered by your insurance 

But that means we have to push this out even further and the longer the issue isn't addressed, the more damage that is being done.

. - Evidence of water damage in the basement. 

A tenant can do $20k of damage pretty quickly and skip town never to be found again, if you aren't careful.