Build a robust risk management framework to protect assets and instill confidence.Key Factors to PrioritizeEvaluating PeopleAssess the capabilities, track records, and reputations of the management team and key stakeholders.

This is a very sensitive question @Yongming Huang but all I will say it that the barrier to entry as a Real Estate Agent is very low, hence the poor reputation for some agents. 

When you found violations, did you document them in writing, give the tenant a deadline for correction, inspect to verify compliance, and use consequences for continued violations?

You basically divulge your  “sin” by trying to claim it and then you can be subject to the consequences that may come by having left it off the transaction.  

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the tax consequences of the decisions you are making throughout the year.Good luck.

I entered into a contract with a reputable builder ( at least I thought at first) in SW Florida.

If the report is from a reputable credit reporting agency and includes all the information I require, I see no reason not to accept it.

In your case though, you have to be careful when it comes to risks as there's other people's money on the line, as well as your reputation and your ability to raise money in the future.Hope this helps.

For the sake of your reputation and ours, I wouldn't lie to get a lower rate. 

I'm extremely active in Cleveland OH real estate groups, with a very clean reputation (ha, I don't even know how I'd build a bad reputation..