Inspection occurs in July and you find a broker joist 5 months later? 

No agents involved, P2P Sale occurred.

If it gets to that point the review can be as simple as saying "we were disappointed not to have heard back from "x" when it was time to fulfill her claim to cover the damages that occurred during her stay"Happy hosting!

Veterans who dispose or transfer their properties under these conditions remain liable to VA for any loss that may occur as a result of future default and subsequent payment, unless the property is transferred to a creditworthy purchaser who agrees to assume the payment obligation the servicer initially determines the purchaser's creditworthinessAny purchaser may qualify to assume a VA loan however, for a veteran’s entitlement to be restored, a veteran purchaser with sufficient entitlement must complete a substitution of entitlement when the ROL is closed.

I accidently did Orlando as my location, this week I have been planning to move to Orlando.

Austin, TX is an outlier and what occurred in that market baffles other places.

And you are lucky that it is on replacement cost basis vs actual cash value as of the date the damage occurred (depreciated)!

A) there is usually a tenant who does not stick to their part of the bargain, and B) I would be concerned with liability....what if they hurt themselves while running the mower - mower accidents are pretty common.

Most people take personal responsibility for accidents and won't know the stairs were recently added.

.; settling and cracking foundations, poor materials and design, etc.)....of course, there are also plenty of old properties that are dumpster fires, and plenty of new properties that are excellent...it varies from property to property.Personally, I like well-maintained old houses because most significant issues (like foundation settling) either have occurred and are clearly visible, or they've been addressed...whereas a brand new house can be a dice roll (you're basically the guinea pig who gets to be responsible for any teething problems the house might experience in the first 10-20 years of existence).People who say "new properties are less work" are demonstrating their lack of experience--a new property is not always a guarantee of less work, and new properties sometimes have problems that old properties don't.