That being said, smoke damage can also be caused by excessive burning of candles.

I used to teach people to get stuff under contract and drop it if they couldn't assign but I think in the current economic climate you can do too much damage to the seller if you do that.

I would not use wire wheel drills and such with block walls, mortar joints are softer then you think and they will damage them.You dont need to strip the walls to bare, you are simply removing the loose paint so the fresh has a solid surface to adhere to.

But he hemmed and hawed as to whether the cardboard caused the damage and said it could be a blocked vent, but he would know more when the part comes in and they do the fix.

According to him, he didn't need to estimate the damage and find a cause of it.

And if you're replacing sheetrock on the ceiling, my guess is that it's due to a leaking roof, which means you could have mold or roof framing damage as well.

Throwing their weight around is just a way to avoid any brain damage and make life easier on their side, which is not a good enough excuse for me.Maybe the thing to do is to plan on holding it 91 days and offer an even lower price if they make the requirement and make a higher offer if they don't.

I have storm doors on two properties and have not had a problem with them getting broken/damaged.

I think next time he'll make sure if a side of roofing is ripped its water tight before moving on to limit any damage!

The tenant can not only sue you for damages, some damages include tripple damages.