Its now owned by Sharpie, but mean streaks are a wax substance that works more like a crayon rather than a marker.  

Liability becomes a greater concern when you add alcohol or other substances to the equation -- a common occurrence when dealing with short-term renters.The reality is that many short-term rental guests have never owned their own property and as such, there is a risk they may lack a sense of responsibility and respect for your vacation home.

Ripping out an electric meter while there is a load on it can cause more harm than good.

Damage to garage door after partying or fighting reported by other tenants and only now confirmed by seller's agent.Furthermore, one of the tenants on the 3rd floor has reported to me that tenant of second floor has made threats to physically harm her.

It’s the dust that’s harmful (over time).

(No one harmed and all parties made whole so I can laugh) But still that's not happening everyday.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Russell - I think this is a valid strategy.If you send a postcard, everyone including the mailman can read it but if generic and not obvious as to targeting probate, I say no harm, no foul.You could, of course, still mail to a PR at their listed address.

But back to the topic- how is the homeowner harmed?

No harm in that I certainly do not claim to be all knowing and I learn new things all the time.