The professional tenant on his 13th evictionWhen a constable finally reached a Burlington, Massachusetts, rental, the tenants were already gone. In one DeKalb County neighborhood, residents say squatters took over boarded-up houses managed by companies like Invitation Homes. Lesson learned: Squatters target empty homes and can show up with fake paperwork ready. Two habits that help rental owners avoid nightmare tenantsSome of these stories could have played out differently with more attention to detail. Put these habits in place today, because the time to build a defense is long before a nightmare tenant moves in to test it.