answer:It is not at all unreasonable to ask for a walk through, in fact many of my past land lords have recommended it. It MAY be required in your state IF you request it, something worth looking into. Either way though…. The carpet thing, is typical, do it because if they do you’ll be paying about 4–5x what it costs. Make sure all the blinds are in great condition, stove is clean, walls clean, bathrooms working clean, etc. When you’re completely done I would walk through with a video camera, and get good video of EVERYTHING, walls, carpet, doors, windows, blinds, stove, fridge, etc. As far as getting your landlords attention, I would suggest leaving an e-mail and telling her that you find it very unprofessional that she hasn’t returned your correspondence, and that she changed the time of the walk through that you arranged (in fact a walk through a week early isn’t crazy at all, because that leaves time to fix problems). Threaten to report her to the BBB.