It's not the agent's fault that the square peg won't fit into the round hole.

Once there is one hole in the scheme ...

It would've eventually put me in the hole after a few years of hard wear and tear, and no appreciation to show. 

It's a total rabbit hole, and you will spend countless hours here learning, reading, and networking.

I had an experience similar when I worked in property management, except my tenant was kind enough to cut up all the blinds and put holes in the walls before she left.

The $15K doesn't reflect my time spent but I don't know how to put a monetary value on my own time.

I am putting on a new roof, ac unit and fixing a hole in the ceiling of the front porch.

One of the units I walked into was a crack den with holes in the walls and garbage piled up in the corners of every room.

So, don't let that money burn a hole in your pocket and don't spend it on a tropical vacation.

I know its a sign of the times (and there are legalities involved) that the internet has "educated" tenants that they can be a-holes; but just be up-front, sympathetic, and face to face.