2) Property Preservation: as the owner you have the right to protect your property - even during an eviction. 3) Monitoring Utilities: you should have been receiving the water bills.

This could be an affordable way to keep termites at bay and protect your home long-term.

They were impressed how organized our paperwork was.Notice I didn't list asset protection?

Realtors also have insurance, tons of regulation, and hopefully experienced brokers that are all very interested in protecting you from scams during the home sale process.This is a scam. 

.- What measures can landlords take to ensure protection while renting, and what steps should be considered prior to seeking a tenant?

Also, the other protection that is good for you would be an umbrella policy too. 

I've also thought about direct contact, such as door to door or cold calling, but door to door is very time consuming and doesn't have the promise of meeting the actual owner of the property, and I still haven't figured out how to get phone lists of potential leads.

I'm assuming it works by using this non-refundable EMD or they are simply daisy chaining.Ultimately, how can end buyers be most protected from fault of the wholesaler or property owner? 

As a new landlord, familiarize yourself with tenant laws and have a solid lease and screening process in place to protect yourself.Be prepared for maintenance expenses by setting aside funds, and if managing the property feels overwhelming, consider hiring a property manager to handle day-to-day tasks.

Catherine id highly recommend spending a full day or two consuming youtube videos that specifically go into detail about this process, theres so much to teach and writing this whole thing out would literally be a whole book.