At the first vacancy, I rented it to a family of 3 whose daughter just went to college and needed to save a couple hundred bucks a month by downsizing - hard working recent immigrants fighting for their American dream.

After years of renting while i was in college, I feel like I have a some grasp of the area and what rent I can generate.

I'm not sure if I should be counting the college checks that he has coming (assuming financial aid money).

I am a student in the Sam Walton College of Business in beautiful Fayetteville Arkansas.  

I graduated from college and I have had a broker license since 1980.  

Some of the items/infractions described are attributable to wear and tear and would not be admissible in court.Additionally, there is no proof that the crack in the refrigerator drawer cover didn't exist before you or ex-tenant were made aware of it prior to the cleaner's discovery.So, the bottom line is that you are riding a slippery slope and may want to come to some amicable agreement with the ex-tenant before it escalates.

Thus far, my real estate investing experience has been limited to the purchase of a single-family home that I house hacked and rented extra room out to friends from college.

I am a beginner investor and a college student. 

Set up two LLC's ( I have two kids college ready.

Although I've been very fortunate to have a full-time salary + commission job before I've even graduated college (I only have 9 credits this semester), I'm not fully satisfied.