I suppose if they did cause damage, there is not much I could do about it until they left.

Being someone who had worked for an Electric Company for 8 years and hearing this complaint a lot, a high light bill would be due to the following reasons:Anything that generates heat or cold air (heating elements, cooling elements) creates a high utility bill. 

However, I track damages that are beyond that to see how much of the security deposit to refund.  

In many ways it's so much easier than the brain damage of banks and mortgage companies.

Or properties that needed all new roofs, or all new windows, or structural damage. 

We can load the trailer(s) using a forklift, try doing that to a pickup without causing any damage.

Once the contract is ratified you will not get your earnest money back on an investor bid with the couple of exceptions being damage or vandalism after the contract is ratified

Your tenant can likely collect extra damages too.

If you're going to plat quiet title with people who will fight, exoect that they will not give up easily and may want to sue you for punative damages.  

One just about totaled the house, car left the road, at 4 AM and went through the concrete foundation and ended up in the basement, causing severe structural damage.