@Kristin MathernI would pay it given no keys were provided, it wasn’t specifically addressed/mentioned in your lease, you were provided the opportunity to address/fix yourself with a 25-30 dollar replacement from Lowe’s/Home Depot, and lastly, it was an existing situation that could have been avoided/prevented at move in.

I have had two insurance claims in the past year:1 my son's ebike was stolen in front of a grocery store.  (that policy was cancelled by the carrier and I will be getting a separate policy)2 hail damage to Tennessee p...

She loves it.Our situation is this, we have had our home that I purchased right before 9/11 for $110k that sits on an acre property.

Those are the 3 options I have in mind, what would you do in my situation?

My wife and I are interested in buying our next rental property, particularly a SFH and we plan to rent by the room, and possibly go through Padsplit and rent by the room.
I own a duplex from before our marriage whic...

Everything in tax depends on the personal situation. 

Had a good conversation about his assets in the area as well as the situation with the property.

My girlfriend and I have been looking at properties over the last couple of months due to life situations changing and having a decent chunk of change saved for a down payment.

Overall, I do not feel good about the situation.

Find a good real estate agent that is also an investor specialist and they can help you navigate what will get you your best ROI for your situation.