In the interest of prevention, is there anything about the tenants or type of tenants that could have clued you into this risk.Class D tenants & students are higher risk for these kinds of damages.

hey Bp community, I'm a full time student and worker with a little debt and a little cash.

There have been rumors that the state college in town (around 3000 students) is in trouble and could go bankrupt.  

Currently, I am a student that is using the GI Bill from my time in the military to pay my for school and living expenses.

If there is a surplus in the account - tenant has paid in more than they have consumed - we offer the choice of a) leaving the funds in the account in anticipation of larger bills (i.e. winter is coming); b) applying the surplus toward the next month's rent; or c) {at the end of the lease only} refunding the surplus to the tenant.If there is a deficit - the tenant's resource consumption exceeded their contributions into the fund - the tenant is invoiced and has until the first of the next month to pay the outstanding balance.Originally we started this offering with our student houses, as I refused to rent with utilities included.  

You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

Like most college students, I've got close to zip in the bank, but I am not discouraged.

After several months of working with a borrower seeking a multifamily property we find a great $5.2M student housing acquisition.

Find them through Google and meetup.comYou might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

I think if I change the shutters and enhance the color of other parts of the house and landscaping it may work as your saying.