Quote from @Jeremy Horton: Quote from @Jason Smith: Quote from @David Peschio: Blinds are an issue but more importantly is the damage caused by the dog in the first week. 

Rehab surprises get a lot of attention, but financing timelines can impact flips just as much.For active flippers, what has caused the biggest delays in your projects — and how did you adjust?

I flip fire-damaged properties and own a restoration company which specializes in fire damage.

The "Liquidated Damages" Test: Judges hate penalties; they generally only enforce "liquidated damages" (a pre-agreed estimate of actual loss).

I had a tenant cause $150K to a building.

Nearly every pet that I have hosted for months has caused damage - chewing up pillows, scratching up furniture, chewing rugs, scratching doors, or destroying the yard.

Dents in drywall from doors or furniture, large or numerous holes, heavy staining or obvious impact damage fall into tenant-caused damage and can usually be charged.

they still cause damage (dig, scratch, bite, break fence, urinate allover) and the regular security deposit doesn't cover for pet damages plus tenant's

The damage looks the same but how the carrier defines each matters.

It wouldn't take much of a mistake from someone working on your property to accidentally cause thousands of dollars of damage to your and/or tenant's property or person, and most of them would not likely be able to pay out of pocket.