Damage is mostly cosmetic, and obviously some deferred maintenance.

Hi Everyone,After hurricane Sandy there have been tons of gutted, water damaged homes that have come on the market at the Jersey shore.

I had to replace the lower half of the exterior wall due to water damage, studs, sill plate etc.

I have found that my quarterly inspections help alleviate a lot of major damage.

I also ignored the fact that a students apartment with one bathroom might cause a lot of damage.

Have you considered repairing the attic and other interior damages?

While quartz is very durable, it can be broken or damaged.

Especially when the parting is acrimonious with fights over amount of damage, etc.

The thing about it is that if it is damaged it is going to need to be replaced whenever the apartment turns over anyway.

If they live 2 months paid up but then do a bunch of damage or have to evict then you would have been better off waiting for a more stable tenant.The way a tenants mind works usually is " My credit isn't decent and my job history isn't as stable so here is what I will offer Mr. landlord "Instead of 800 a month rent I can pay 2 months and then a little extra security deposit.