So far I wasn't given any check in/inspection list from the previous owner and wandering what everyone has done in these situations where it looks like the current tenants seem to  have done some damage more than just your wear and tear but you don't have a list to see what status it was in prior.

The motivated seller questionnaire is especially useful for screening real estate leads and sellers that come through blanket marketing methods like bandit sign marketing, flyer marketing and other more specific real estate lead generation methods.The single most damaging mistake made by beginner real estate investors is not being selective enough about who they spend money, time and effort dealing with.

If you actually witness him causing damage, then you could at least make a police report, and have good cause to terminate/non-renew.

Had a tenant do some serious damage to a property recently, and I'm looking for a contractor that specializes in rentals.As in, isn't expecting a $40k kitchen remodel but more in line with what a rental property remodel would be.Thanks,Derek

@Simon Huber- Hypothetically yes, however, you will also significantly damage your credit and ability to get another loan in the 7 years following that event. 

Tenant sent numerous inappropriate correspondence, involved other roommates unnecessarily and told us no repairs can be done during Tenancy, after we caught water damage to the brand new bathroom that was installed.

In my opinion, it beats the alternative of having kids wait until they are 18 and leave the house to learn how to manage money when they have credit card companies influencing them to go into consumer debt.

I flip fire-damaged properties and own a fire damage restoration company.

Similar to how a lot of roofing companies will replace your roof "for free" because they can "prove" there were strong storms within the area and your roof was "damaged" from that.

Document the damage and split pipes with plenty of photos, send it all to your insurance agent, assuming the actual cost of all repairs will be worth making a claim.