We hired a painter at our last turnover as they were there 2 years and it already needed a full paint job, so he listed the hole in the wall he had to repair and the excessive damage to certain rooms and split the bill accordingly, then charged the tenant's deposit for their part.  

You may want to look at getting them out of there before any crazy action against them, I can see them doing a bit of damage if they knew you were going to take them to court.

I'm pretty sure the smell (and maybe the obvious termite damage) led to the reduced sale price.After closing, my wife went down to kick off the rehab on the house.

I have an ice dam at one of my properties that did some damage due to lack of insulation so I was planning on going down to Home Depot and getting some insulation and the blower this weekend.

A lot of the maintenance you are going to experience with your rentals is just damage and wear from things being used.  

Your title insurance (depending on the state and type of policy you purchase) will generally cover you if for example the title company missed finding a lien when they did their search, and they will generally cover you to the extent of your damages...

I think I have two choices to accelerate growth: 1) cash out refi on my positive cash flow homes or 2) borrow money to acquire homes that have termite damage and missing air conditioners.  

I have seen some bad stories about leasing coin op machines, you might try searching for threads about it here on BP.If you manage your rental yourself or you have a PM you trust, it is easy to collect the coins every month or so.If your rental is in a questionable or hidden area, I would recommend getting the coin vault guards installed to prevent damage from tampering.

I feel like it's the LBD of the house (for the guys, that's the Little Black Dress, a wardrobe staple for many women) - if you choose wisely it's extremely versatile.

Also is there any water damage?