As far as the SD, disperse it as usual...apply any damages and refund the remainder.

Any damages  a tenant must pay for, unless its an act of nature or tree roots. 

For example, California has a TDS and SPQ, basically tells the buyer exactly what is going on with the house, and the seller needs to disclose or the buyer can come after them for damages.. 

Having a detailed rehab plan and experienced team is critical.Not Screening Tenants Properly:The rental phase is crucial, and bad tenants can cause property damage or miss rent payments, disrupting your cash flow.

You are obligated to make a good faith effort to find a replacement tenant and minimize the damages to your departing tenant.

@Kelsey Vander Meulen unless you have a great team lined up, especially someone who can address a burst pipe or damaged roof late night or on a Sunday, hire management.

The tenant has caused damage and broken the lease so she is going to vacate in December.

All 3 had no flooding or damage..but there is always risk.

I mean, they are technically a squatter themselves so why not just put another squatter in that will make them miserable wow keeping them from damaging the property who will then vacate the property whenever that one’s gone.

Two or three years ago we had a storm that shut the entire season down and caused significant damage to people's property and streets.