The good ol days. Do that now, especially in California and you'll have a huge lawsuit on your hands. Especially with everyone having a mobile camera unit to record the Tiger Woods moments. You can't turn off utilities and make a place uninhabitable. I do know one person that paid an illegal to ram his truck right through a house when the tenants weren't home. Place was a tear down after that group was leaving anyways.
Another got SWATTED.
It can be lucrative and also a giant PIA.