If you really want to stay there AND keep the dog (and can afford it), offer a higher deposit.

I do NOT use their security deposit.

The saving grace was the 2 month deposit, and a little save from the market.

You would take one check from tenants and you would deposit it there.Keep the money in that account unless making a distribution.

They also matched some of it.

If they know they are not receiving their deposit back, what incentive do they have to not damage your place on their way out.

If there's still enough profit after you use that cost estimate procedure to make it worth your time, go for it.Be advised, if you find something during inspections on a HUD property, you can back out, but you will not get your deposit back.

Rents won't quite match stick-built, but I know of a really large company in the space that does this quite successfully.

Place the California patch in the hole, with the approx 1" of the backing paper overlapping the hole, then use drywall mud to "seal" in the patch.Either approach will take 2-3 steps to do properly (read that as feathering the patch to eliminate noticeably high spots), then you still have to texture match, then paint.I do like that new product, but to think that patch could be done that easily is a bit mis-leading to me.Enjoy!

Often times these items exceed the security deposit.