Zolotorofe,I certainly appreciate your insight and also the taking the time to respond, that was very kind.I understand the nature of the digital world we live in, and how it is unnecessary to be face to face in person for every meeting.

We try to stay preventive with this sort of thing...upgrade to aerator...and ensure the leach field is up to par when purchasing...this is a good example of how bad things can get without proper due diligence and maintenance.

I tend to move fast and take massive action to prevent myself from getting into analysis paralysis, self doubt, or boredom.

You will at least have a judgement against them and while you may never see the $5k again, at least it will go on their credit and possibly prevent them from doing it to the next person.  

This would also prevent people from going in other guest's rooms. 

@Matthew ScottThere is no need to spend time and money preventing mold if it isn’t a problem now.

When I did this deal I was too young to know about this issue and it created unnecessary hardship for me.3) With a great team, you can do anything.

When I did this deal I was too young to know about this issue and it created unnecessary hardship for me.3) With a great team, you can do anything.

We personally manage our properties so we would provide the removal ourselves if we planned on keeping the dishwasher and require that the tenant gets the new dishwasher professionally installed and remind them that any damages from installation could possibly come out of their security deposit.From my perspective, the only thing I would be concerned about is the new dishwasher being hooked up correctly to prevent water damage to the floor.

It will help with your offers and it will also prevent you from being stuck in a loan you may not want to be in.