When you bought did you get a Clue report to see about prior claims? 

Depending on what the applicant does we have gotten Amazon sales reports, Etsy reports and you can cross check those with bank statements.

My question is how do people who do this report it on their taxes?

@Joshua FabianIf it shows up on your Credit Report, it counts. 

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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Just wondering if someone has time to take a look and let me know if I made any mistakes.

Would a police report be available or a fire report to get an idea of the damage? 

If your rentals are well maintained, you'll get better-quality renters, they'll make more effort to maintain them, and the tenants are more likely to stay longer.https://www.kcur.org/news/2021...

It sounds like you made the right decision if you were uncomfortable with the inspection report.