There have been a several threats of a lawsuit.  

I can also ask if the defendant has called in to verify they will be present for the hearing.In my experience, many tenants will disappear before the court hearing.

Non-government jobs typically last between 10 and 20 years, so every non-government job your tenants have will eventually disappear.

Given the recent chaos in the stock market, I was wondering what is the biggest threat to the real estate market?

I also wanted to point out that we don't disappear on anyone after they purchase the Guide.  

on the other hand, ask them to allow you to test and clean rather than them give a hearsay appear and disappear story.

I think you were correct in your statements, about ability to collect on a judgement, but the mere threat of a judgement is often enough to get a GOOD tenant to live up to their responsibility OR at least discuss and negotiate a fair settlement.

The year round demand with two peaks (ski season and lake / beach season) combined with a lower regulation threat make them pretty good places to own an STR.

If the owner decides to sell, I will refer them back to the original agent for that sale, so there's no threat of me "stealing clients" from the referring agent.

The initial budget was around 50k but we quickly saw that disappear when everything created a new problem.