Sure, people could use a stolen credit card and steal the fridge.

Apparently this hot water tank has some stealth field around it b/c I had a ridiculous time getting people to look at it and fix it.

If you need to steal the property, then you may eventually find something. 

If the Tenant leaves, the Occupant could trash the place or steal the appliances and you wouldn't have any way to prove who was responsible, leaving you to go after the Tenant while the Occupant gets away with it.What if your Tenant wants to get rid of the Occupant but the Occupant refuses to leave?

That's when people try to swoop in and steal the property at a bid just higher than yours. 

I had a landlord in college that did this and we figured out a way to steal the money and activate the machine cycles with a strategically placed hole in the back and a clothes hanger. 

You're not going to steal the home.

You don't "legally" have to give an appraiser anything, including access to the property, you just might not get back an appraisal report, or one that you like...In terms of ethics, to the extent that anyone violated any of them, fingers should be pointed at the listing agent (who is supposed to represent the interests of the seller/estate/etc) that let you steal the property for half off.

Can I steal the thread a bit?

Here are just some of the things people have mentioned wanting from an investor-friendly agent (none of these are from the same person): - as mentioned previously, they themselves invest (and they don't steal the deals from you to take for themselves)- a decent number of deals done (but as @Joe Facenda said, this could be misleading. and everyone gave a different number for what was "decent")- they go out of their way to find great deals for you- they understand the investor's point of view and can speak the language even if they don't invest- they know the laws around airbnbing, renting out, zoning, permitting, etc.- they have a network of investor-friendly lenders, contractors, property managers, etc.