As there is only a one lane asphalt driveway that goes between the building and the east property line the contractor will have to operate his heavy equipment there and will hurt tenant access and definitely damage the asphalt.

Deposit will take all of other damages left. 

Depending on where you invested in Florida, you could have lost a good deal of money due to hurricane damage.

I would have went right after her with an attorney and sued for defamation. 10 million dollars in damages...

(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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.

Make sure your plans are engineered from someone reputable (don't trust the builder's guy unless you can verify their trustworthiness). 

Bonus points if they can refer you to reputable contractors in the area.