It's relatively easy to swap out a plank....drill a hole through the bad vinyl plank, lift with screwdriver and then cut away and replace---heat gun helps.  

The last time I had my agent going into an occupied an occupied unit that was “tough to get into because of the tenant” the floors were destroyed, there was a ~50 lb dog, a giant cage, a giant sloppily patched hole in the wall, etc.

This is just the start of the conversation, and I know there are additional holes to be filled to better explain the full picture.

You may have dug yourself a VERY BIG HOLE.

I don't want to be an a-hole about this issue, but I simply don't see $2750 as money I should just throw away.

Please feel free to critique or poke holes in my ideas as I am still learning and would greatly appreciate the input.ThanksJason

Account ClosedDrywall repair and paint at $1,200 could mean there were gaping holes in multiple rooms throughout the house.

And how do you know the well and the septic didn’t also get burned up leaving you to dig some very expensive holes in the ground?

-Deposit amount: 2500-House built: 2006-Condition:  Normal wear and tear after 8 years. i.e. dirty carpets, a few scoffs on the wall paint, no holes, nothing else broken or needing replacing.I've never rented a place this long so I don't know what is customary for a landlord to give back after that much time. 

Many people do not realize that the road we travel have dips, bumps and some dangerous pot holes, but we navigate through, around, and bounce over them to our destination.