You can do a lot of damage towards your long term success in the beginning stages of a fledgling STR business in this market.

Be sure to ask about cleanliness, whether there was any damage, and if they were difficult to deal with.

Bryan When a tenant does damages and you pay a handyman or anyone to do the repairs and intend to make the tenant pay you back, it is never considered INCOME. 

This means that no pet deposit and no extra monthly rent for a pet can be charged.However, landlord can still make tenant responsible for, as examples: all damage caused by the animal, adherence to all governmental and community rules and regulations, ensuring safety of others, ensuring no disturbance of peaceable enjoyment of others in their residences, and so forth.Hope this helps.Barb

Thankfully they noted the issue and let us know prior to any damage. 

Any damages to the property? 

It's also one more thing to complicate your rental house...it can leak, it can fail, it can get damaged by hail, it can blow off in a wind storm.

Why risk all your renovations being damaged by a roof leak?

home needs paint, here is a list that I got quoted $7,500.00 forIve bought wall paint alreadyHe is supplying everything else, tape, brushes, trim paint ETC.Paint entire 3150 Sq ft home Paint ceilings Repair texture and paint water damage in 3 areas of the ceiling Paint entire 2 car garage Paint all oak cabinets White, sand, prime and paint correctly off hinges probably 25 doors, and 15 drawers Paint all 12 doors paint stair case wood polespaint baseboards 

I explained my background and experience (even if you don't have a decade or more of RE experience you can build a bank's confidence in you by sharing "relatable" experience in business), and I tried to build rapport by finding commonalities at a personal level.4) I dressed for success!