@Linda Weygant Yes agreeing with @Montse C. here that this first needs to be discussed by the governing bodies and most likely will get tackled or at least in part tackled as it makes no sense.

I than thought it was tenants, all the "what if's"; what-if they have a fire, what-if there is a shooting, dead body, drug raid, break-in, squatters, feces art, etc etc etc.....   

I care about collections, not just bodies in the building.

You have fixed cost so it is better to get some bodies in there so you can get market rent later. 

One day several weeks after close, they sent me an "invoice" via email with no body, just an attachment with a jumble of line items - It included one of the two items they were getting a quote for me on (new flooring), some but not all of the items they were supposed to fix as part of the contract (with prices even though they were paying), and a few other items I was not familiar with. 

Not having a payment gives you patience to select good tenants and opportunity during the tough times when others are freaking out from vacancy and racing to offer better incentives to put a body in their place.

Maybe they've been burned by landlords in the past and are being very careful.You can legally reject them based on personality, facial tattoos, body odor, or other factors, but you better make sure you can prove that it wasn't based on any protected class like race, religion, familial status, etc.

He isn't rich enough to have a body guard and a security professional.

The local/ state etc (governing body) may not just "give you" one.

So Jim that begs the question in your market that is what 30% Black where with huge unemployment numbers in able bodied Black men.. where are they in this equation and why are they not out there being roofers painters carpet folks etc. ??????