my total repairs cost is already > $2500?
I'm a bit bewildered at that. How on earth can a washing machine for a rental property be anywhere close to exceeding $2500? Even if you pay someone to install it and haul off the old one, there's no way I can see the cost exceeding $2500.
Overall, with your reference to "repairs", it sounds to me like the new washer was just one part of your costs here. Can you give details please, on just what it was that cost that much? I just find it incomprehensible that any landlord would pay $2,500 or more for a washing machine.
Did you have the old washer fly apart and cause other damage maybe? I ask, because years ago we purchased a new SamSung washer for the house. One of those "computer controlled" ones. Well, the computer screwed up apparently, because in the spin cycle the RPMs got so high that the machine literally flew apart causing thousands of dollars of damage to the laundry room. That's not an exaggeration either. Filed a legal claim with the manufacturer and in the end, they paid for all of my repairs, plus paid for a new washer of my choice (definitely not a Samsung) as well as all my legal fees.
So what's your situation here? If similar to mine, you would have repair expenses for any damages you fixed, and the cost of the washer would stand on it's own.
