They are focused on basic livability and safety issues - functioning lights, plumbing, appliances in good working order, etc. 

Feel free to try a variety of razor scrapers to get the old caulk off, as the video hints at but only shows a straight single-edge razor in use.

There are two resources I can point you to for more information: The Middletown Coalition for Community Safety and Del-ChesCo United.

My safety man at work is also interested in the method so we are going in this together.

I'd just leave it be unless you feel it's a safety hazard for fires having a garage full of flamable junk or an invitation for mice to breed and habitat in countless boxes of old smelly clothes that they'll never wear again. 

On top of that, there are tons of safety features that likely need to be added to a normal house.

I mean we put in ten thousand layers of policies and bureaucracy for "safety reasons" and to "create jobs," but now there's no cost effective way to create/build housing for everyone.

If they remain in jail for an extended period of time, then you are better off evicting for failure to pay rent.Unless the charges are serious enough that they impact the safety and security of your other tenants or your buildings, I would not even worry about it. 

We typically like to meet your pets at some point in the process, too.Our tenants’ safety and the peaceful enjoyment of their home is important to us, so we do a credit/criminal background check on all applicants aged 18+.

I'm looking to do flips to raise a safety cushion for when I start buying rentals.Chris, I agree, there are many of these people around.