Then when you rehabbed all the damages (if you could find a contractor that didn't outright steal from you, which I had thousands stolen from me over the years with different contractors), the local element would come in and steal and/or destroy everything before the rehab was even finished, so the house would be vacant for even longer. 

I've registered for conferences, bought merchandise, and even had a salaried position where that was the ONLY way of paying/being paid.  

Paying rent is not a choice, and most states prohibit tenants from withholding.I also had a tenant that faked a robbery, claiming the rent money was stolen from the house.

The best break in results were the ones where nothing was stolen because we left nothing of value in the house.

My wallet was stolen last month, and while canceling all the cards was a PITA, not a single bank gave me a hassle about it, including the one with whom the thief did use one of my cards (in the hour between the theft and when I reached the bank).We're well into the information age, folks.

The house has already had the wiring stripped out, garage door stolen, A/C stripped, and lots of other miscellaneous vandalism such as rocks through the windows, garbage dumped there by illegal contractors looking to unload carpeting, cement, etc.I hopped in my truck and drove out there.

While on my visit the realtor basically told me that as soon as I put any appliances, granite, piping basically anything in these houses that they would be stolen and that has basically curbed my appetite for the state but now I'm hungry again to invest there.

Dog eat dog my friend - happens everywhere all of the time.Signs stolen, keys stolen, break ins - you name it.

I like that the CEO puts his SSN right out there in the advertisements. and they offer up to 1 million helping you fix any fraud that occurs under their watch.Check out the following, the Lifelock CEO had his ID stolen!

I literally didn't see the floor ANYWHERE in the entire building before I bought it, due to the clothes (many undoubtedly stolen, complete with the tags), trash, toys, dog feces, etc.