What is the best way to establish a rate to charge security deposit for repairs such as drywall patching and repainting if I do the work myself.

Any experience with "restore".Specifically concerned about some mixed reviews:seems to get 5star or 1star depending on if it peels a year later.Looking to paint steps that have a bunch of little cracks and damage from being covered in outdoor carpet.Also looking to facelift a patio area with patched (previously cracked) cement.I generally like to make thinks look nice, but need to go with the clean/paint ratger than replace motto so I can save $$.

You can absolutely bet you will hit a bad patch of vacancy and or repairs.

If it stays when she leaves then fine I can at worst remove the sensors and patch any small holes, at best maybe I can have the system transferred to a new tenant should they want it.

Here is the description of work.tenant has moved out, please change locks and get make ready estimate We have a estimate that come in at 5743.67 and included material and labor Replace lock and secured unit Remove garbage leftover in the unit by prior tenant Remove nail and decal from wall and ceiling Prep , patch, and finish large hole in the living room , stairs case and bedroom walls Prep and paint entire unit Remove and replace damage and stained carpet on the living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms , hallway and stairs tread Replace broken outlet,switch and plate cover install missing carbon monoxide and smoker detector Repair kitchen cabinet clean entire unit Note: this estimate those not include a C/O ,section 8 or lead swipe and all unforeseen , alteration and deviation from above specifications involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders, and will become an extra charge.

Unfortunately, you'll probably see a dull patch where you sanded, unless you really want to buff it out! 

Here they would be the latter.Those planks have little insulation value themselves (my reference chart indicates the R-value of wood ranges from 1.2 to about 2.5 per inch depending on the type of wood and how dry it is), but they will help hold blown insulation in the wall cavities and you will not have to apply screening or patch drywall (or even plug the holes you will drill in the planks).  

most end up as weed patches.

Also we found the hole they were using to get in and patched that up.

I plan to replace the door and window and patch the sheetrock/siding.