Additionally, without any legal assurances the process does not ensure that the debt will not come back to harm that person.   

if i can afford it, no harm on that.

So no shame or harm in it!

Why risk others.This isn't a tenant with a Pit Bull that's still living there, it's a tenant that has had family members that KILLERS  followed or tracked down to the property to do harm to, who's next. 

I am becoming increasingly focused on your providing public information that is inaccurate, misleading, disingenuous and harmful to the industry I represent.  

@Michael MastantuonoYes, but you need to find the right agent.The barrier to entry for RE agents is incredibly low, therefore there are a lot of agents out there that have absolutely no clue what they are doing and will do more harm on this deal than help.You need to find an agent that is experienced and that has done deals themselves. 

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.

If/when they do nothing, have an attorney send a letter to the HOA notifying them that you will be filing suit against the HOA and Board members individually as their willful actions have caused you harm and try to get the HOA to enforce the covenants as your property value has been hurt.

The neighbor "saw no harm" in it.

I wish you no harm in your investments, but I've seen this story play out way too many times ...