Does anyone have a solid statement to add to a lease agreement that either prevents the activity or shifts the abatement costs of eliminating strong, lingering odors to the tenant?

If not please consider doing so or pay an attorney to assist on this deal to prevent you from doing something disastrous.If there are particular specific issues with a transaction, I have found many BP experts ready to assist with their knowledge.

What do you guys do on your investment properties to prevent theft?

Yep, the lease is definitely happening, no need to take an unnecessary risk!

How can this easily be prevented?

A 20k EM is unnecessary, and no advantage to anyone, except to the seller, in the event your contract gets approved, and you walk.

Some states have laws preventing you from just failing to renew leases and others will actually make you put money up to fund resident relocations.There are efforts underway in a number of states to actually require community owners to put money in relocation funds and some states that are already doing it.

Only option is to say "I'm the property manager for this building." but in this case you should live only in one unit to prevent raise concerns at your future tenants.

Instead, I use it as a distraction in order to prevent myself from messing around with my "real" portfolio.

Does not matter how I answer, yes or no, answering it takes the box off and I can continue, but saying no doesn't prevent it popping up the next time I use an apostrophe!