But in the meantime, here's some info I've used/stolen from others on BP about screening tenants.

After she was served her 24 hours to vacate, she took a $200 microwave, left the unit extremely dirty, damage the carpet with paint (on purpose)....long story short, her deposit was only $1000 and damages and stolen property came out to about $1500.

IF you have a meter stolen and an AC unit stolen from the same property, and this is your first deal. 

In Cleveland we have to come back and take everything that wasn't picked up by the tenant or stolen by the neighbors by 5pm.

And after you gave the apartments back to your uncle for free- he will have effectively stolen two apartments from you.You've made a 50% gain on your condos.

No one, including me, is stepping into some hell hole city/town where my tools might get stolen and work destroyed if I don't live on site.

If electrical wiring and plumbing are damaged, worst-case scenario you are looking at all copper wiring and copper water lines being stolen.

My first out-of-state investment was turnkey in Tennessee and I got burned really bad...I bought at the bottom of the market too...couldn’t keep the property occupied for more than 3 months at a time and the A/C condenser kept getting stolen even with a locked cage!

In many rental areas were all our brothers and sisters are buying cash flow rentals outside tankless water heaters would be stolen just like condenser units LOL

I'm interested in a remote-access system so that people can buzz in deliveries even if they're not home since we don't have a doorman (and packages get stolen all the time here if left on the steps).