I’m not saying you are in the wrong, just that your position isn’t as strong as it might appear.Evidence against you:Leaky roof, only just replacedMoldPromised mitigation didn’t come.Not sure why u would spend 800 instead of a window air conditioner etc.And none of what u said or how much you already spent matters.

It is more than I would be comfortable paying, based on my view of returns and risk, but to them they may be able to mitigate risk in a way I can't (i.e. flippers who have their own salaried framers, electricians, etc) or have a lower return threshold that I can accept.  

I refused to do that and reminded him that he was breaking the lease early and I was doing my best to get the home ready and rented to mitigate costs.

I would reach out to the upstairs tenant about these issues and they assured me that they would only smoke outside and that they took steps to mitigate the noise in an effort to be as respectful to the tenant downstairs. 

Brightway is great for cleaning carpets, hvac and mitigation work

Following this punch list should help you mitigate your risk quite a bit.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

But in reality, a PL is NOT the OPM, instead, the PL is someone running a business, they are sophisticated and they know how to mitigate risks and cover their downside. 

You are just there to investigate and potentially mitigate the situation.

The preferred return is a return on investment that the syndicator offers to investors with the purpose of mitigating the risk associated with investing capital in the deal.

Just charge per rent and/or more deposit to mitigate risk.