Make sure nothing’s stolen, it’s vacant and it’s not flooded or burnt down. 

That way, it is less likely for someone's food to get stolen, AND when a roommate moves out, we can just sweep their whole shelf into the trash.Also, we provide all shared supplies (toilet paper for shared bathrooms, dish soap, trash bags, etc).

They don't sell any merchandise at the moment but they're considering it.

He has stolen my photos and description, and now several legit possible tenants are scared of the property!

If their belongings are lost, stolen or destroyed, where do you think the money to replace them will come from?

., credit reports, id's, SS#, and important docs. on a safe place.)I won't recommend to asked them for credit card statement as this is very, very personal information that contains accounts # , and you do not want to hold that responsibility in case of a stolen identity.

Recently packages have been stolen and the mailbox has been broken into.

@Eli Kim Vacant properties in the Class C areas of Detroit are broken into, mechanicals and more stolen and there are often squatters.All the other posters are incorrectly projecting their experiences in their markets, to a market they know nothing about.Even boarding up a Detroit property won't protect it.

Cash flow can be affected by accidental incidence, like a stolen AC, a bad tenant, etc.

If material gets damaged, lost, stolen, etc it would be on them to replace.