I also like to feel safe during showings and to not have to deal with police calls at my properties. 

The apartment is filthy, the police are by on a regular basis, the hallways (common area) and completely blocked with stuff and a fire hazard, and she recently flooded the bathroom causing significant damage to the bathroom in the first floor unit. 

Check out spotcrime.com This shows police activity on a map and will give you an idea of how much and what kind of crime the neighborhood is in.Also give a call to the local police precinct and ask them about the neighborhood.  

After trying to resolve it with the bank, the police, lawyers, and the FBI, my uncle is still on the hook for $10,000 and will have to eat it to keep his own record clean.

I filed a police report on him.

Join the Facebook group VB Police Scanner Conversation to keep tabs on where they are.

If the police are called by the tenant - just showing them the order of possession should solve the situation and cops SHOULD be on the landlord's side.

When the tenants call the police about the noise, they are told there is a noise ordinance that doesn't go into effect until 10PM, so until that time, they can do nothing.

However, he wasn't able to get in touch with them so he called the police and they showed up at my property.

The tenant is suspected of cooking meth in your property and the police have a warrant to search the property, who will be the first person they would contact to access the property?