I have a rental property that was left in a horrible state when the tenants vacated. One of them was arrested for growing marijuana in the house. Another had a fire arm. Another had a pet when there were no pets specified on the lease. They were not bad about rental payments, to be fair. However, they completely screwed me on the condition of the house the way they left. This is the first viewing I had. The living room looks ok because work had already started to patch up the walls. Apparently someone had been shooting pellets into the walls as well. Who lives like this? Apparently a lot more people than I care to know about. I've been a landlord for over a decade with other properties. This was my first horror story of this magnitude. I've dealt with plenty in terms of natural disasters or plumbing breaks..but nothing like this. One of them actually wanted their security deposit back. Unbelievable.
To think I actually had hoped I wouldn't need to replace the carpets.
This video has been a great forum and self reminder to be more vigilant as a landlord for me. Please share it out as a cautionary tale for anyone that may be a property owner.
