However, this tenant, whether the bulbs burned out or they took them remains to be seen.They broke the toilet lid in addition to other things like window blinds so that is coming out of the security deposit.

The walls and doors are covered in holes, the place smells awful (like dog pee and old, nasty carpet, in fact, if we walk barefoot, our feet are filthy within a couple minutes), there are no screens on some of the windows and the sliding back door (which, btw, does not have a handle because the previous tenant broke it completely off), and I told him mosquitoes are attracted to me and that I have a severe allergy to them (there is no AC, so we have to have the windows and doors open at night to cool the place down, but can't without screens), he also said he would have a microwave installed above the stove when we looked at the place that first night months ago and did not do it.I fully understand all of what he said was a load of BS but that nothing was in writing, so we can't hold him to any of that stuff *but* we also haven’t signed a rental agreement or given him any money yet--no deposit, no first month's rent, nothing--and we moved in on July 1st. 

Am I correct in thinking they already broke the lease bec of the criminal activity? 

Sounds to me like he is broke with the bouncing checks and late payments.

Fortunately I had a business partner that was doing the RE full time and I was able to stick it out until we broke up.  

I am a up and coming wholesaler.. up and coming meaning today...lolI have a wonderful husband two awesome sauce kids a boy 15, and girl 16..

@Tereal Wilsonn That's the first step towards going broke in this business. 

I apologize if I broke a rule?

Long story short, newly weds moved in, wife was completely clueless on how living on your own worked and called all the time due to husband being gone.  2K fridge broke due to her changing the settings, fixing garbage disposal because she threw chicken bones in it.. hot mess.  

)Then had a girl coming to see the property today.