Hopefully you didnt buy D grade stuff.If its a legitimate C grade property or higher you can get a decent pm. 

The release covers the escrow company from potential liability, but they have a duty to return the funds to you if your reason for termination is legitimate.   

Bums make legitimate PMs deal with so much more doubt and distrust.Fire them.Demand the deposit back.Report them to the appropriate licensing authority.

Now if someone is moving from Michigan, that can be a legitimate excuse, but it's something to consider...One quick idea..  

I do not want my tenants lying to me, and I will not lie to them.I could legitimately tell them that Hubby and I are the managers of the rentals, and it would be true, but also dishonest.

It *could* be a legitimate situation, but the vast majority it's not, so why take the risk.Even if she is retired, she should have verifiable income.  

Rent is a legal/legitimate debt, and United States tender is a legal/legitimate source of absolving that debt. 

@Kurt Gardner Your wife has a legitimate concern about giving away your home address.

Or you could say you specialize in renting to members of the military, just so you don't have to deal with the fair housing testers.But, I think that even if you just advertised it as "military housing," I don't see any basis for a legitimate discrimination complaint, since non-military households are not a protected class.Anyway, good luck with your investment.  

Google the address, make sure it's a legitimate address, call the number you find on Google.