So what on earth would make me believe that these privileged, self-supporting, and independent sons and daughters of mine need money more than people whose homes were destroyed by tsunamis through no fault of their own?

(this is what my mean sister is counting on - so that she can buy it for a song now that she has virtually destroyed it!)

This woman is DESTROYING THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY, AND YOU ARE AIDING HER IN DOING SO!

I have seen many rehabs that were inadequate, and just as many that were overdone to the point of throwing money out the door, and more than just a few where floor plans were destroyed and unuseable spaces created.

A more professional tenant would have just listed everything in poor condition so they would not have to pay anything after they destroy your property.but I think I will not deduct anything since he is letting me in there to replace it. normally I would have to wait till after he moved out so thats a plus.If a tenant stole your furnace, would you replace it for free if the tenant was nice enough to let you into your rental?

We have seen in play many times that homeowners have been awarded money in suits due to personal heirlooms that were lost because the home was foreclosed on and the personal items we stolen/destroyed/damaged/etc.

It protects you from making huge mistakes that could destroy your fledging business.

Millions of them will lose their properties to foreclosure and have their credit destroyed before this is over.

=PI didn't know I even had to cover the "Wood Destroying Organism Report" in the contract.

At that point you may have been able to just put in $5K instead, and you wouldn't risk having tenants destroy all your new finishes.