I may have assumed it was your first rental, but after reading your post again, I might be wrong.

If there is a consensus.....then it's probably wrong.

I think you do it all wrong.

Let's look at a recent example of how difficult it is to "prove intent": Hillary Clinton was not indicted for any wrongdoing because they couldn't prove any intent.  

If there is no criminal wrongdoing and he is happy then there is not much you can do.

will apply.Am I going about this completely wrong?

If something is wrong does that mean your loan won't end up being approved?  

Don't argue that three beer cans is a negligible wrongdoing.

This is wrong.

I know that making up an estimate takes time and I've offered to pay them to put it together but still they turn me down.It's crossed my mind that maybe I'm just doing something wrong.