You can charge him for damages, not wear and tear. so check BP for what's considered wear and tear.Keep receipts of what was damaged you need to replace.Take move out photo's to document condition and fill out a move out sheet with charges for anything damaged or needing extra cleaning.If you rent apartment before the 30 days your charging rent for your going to have to adjust his move out charges for rent as you can't double collect rent from 2 people for same period.If he owes more than deposit, send him the bill, If he didn't provide a forward send to his apartment he vacated let the post office forward.Check your state landlord tenant laws for security deposit,, just make sure you send him his security deposit statement in the mail with in time period allowed.

You'll have some catch up to do regarding learning best practices for landlording and the BP site has a wealth of information for you.

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However, that is the catch 22.  

Screen catching the broken glass, who would have thought huh?

Obviously getting some misinformation here.Property is in Lake County Il north west of Chicago2/1 - 880 Sq Ft without garage - I have not seen the property other than the photo on google maps.Seller purchased property for $124K back in 2006Seller believes the property is work $98kSeller believes she owes $72kCurrent mortgage payments set to $588Comps are proving somewhat difficult but in my newbie opinion (take it for what its worth) property is worth $65k  (again, I have NOT seen the property)Also, rents in this area look like 1200-1500 for 3/1 house with a garage.  

But some of them are experiencing some gentrification and new growth around them (which is only a matter of time before they catch on).  

Tenant Pays that let the water overflow onto the floor, You get bids for repair, may or may not be an insurance related claim, you could check, does your renter have renters insurance, maybe they could file claim with their insurance.Take photo's and your gonna have to work with tenant living in damaged unit, so be prepared to be asked for rent reduction for days of inconvenience. and clean up of their items. and this should be part of what's included in costs in my opinion. 

Several outfits only offer the inspection.They should be licensed in Indiana through Professional Licensing Agency, carry General and E&O insurance, send you digitally documentation with photos and videos, and offer other items as part of the inspection package. 

Easiest staging is to have great tenant that has nice decor and ask if you can take a photo of that room.Is this for a House or Apartment..You could call a stager and get prices.We staged a house, didn't touch the bedrooms.