And depending on the state, gross negligence damages can include punitive damages for up to four times actual damages. 

Honestly, not what you want to hear, but take photos of the damage, send them an itemized invoice and tell them what they owe you.

Whether they are section 8 or market rate, a bad tenant can cause $10's of thousands of dollars of damage really quickly.  

However, at some point you’ll come to know that when considering the time, aggravation, and damage to your reputation, it just wasn’t worth it.  

My company was only a couple of years old at that time, and I was still working a full-time job (working two full-time jobs, really).These are the shirts of men who have to get dressed for work for the day, going into the office from 9 to 5, so to speak.At that time, I was one of those men putting on a shirt and tie.

I can only assume that our insurance company would not want to cover damages and such should something happen a house with tenants and a primary residence policy in place. but I haven't really gotten far into the weeds on the particulars of that. if you have gained any insight to that I would greatly appreciate the knowledge.

Plus a small cutting board and "hot plate" to avoid tenants damaging kitchen counters by chopping items or setting hot pots directly on them.Gail

I've been doing it since 2015 (including Section 8), and I've yet to have any damage done that exceeded the security deposit.

Our SRPD has no section in it which specifically asks if the seller has knowledge there was past fire damage (unlike for mold) to the property, however, the buyer's inspection revealed burned wood that had been sprayed in the attic.

It will typically last long enough that it goes out of style before it needs replacing from excess damage.