See http://massrealestatenews.com/short-sale-lawsuits-will-realtors-be-next/I believe Realtors that have poor training in Short Sales that misrepresent their knowledge and experience should be criminally prosecuted.What do BPers think?

Not jut about rents, but about tenant pool, property tax trends, HOAs, criminal activity.

And it is a civil matter, not criminal, where burden of proof is a bit lower.

Even the folks who you might want to rent were either not financially qualified, credit scores below 550, or had criminal records.So far, I have not found Waterbury to be viable for investing in real estate, for short term projects.I swore not to buy another one in Waterbury, however, one of the contractors I hired, has asked me to partner with him on some multi-family homes, but I am not convinced.  

We do criminal checks on people who move in after the fact.

They are usually only for traffic enforcement or vehicle accident type activities not responding to criminal activity.

No offense Herwig, but I don't think Accredify will take the liability in court if your service returns 'true' on an accredited investor who is in fact not accredited.Let's assume the worst case and the investor sues.

Always do a thorough tenant screening including employment verification, credit, background, criminal and eviction reports.

The research I did was through the county records - which fortunately are free here in Galveston County, TX and then the criminal records in Harris County, TX based on the Case # in the lien.

The system is linked with the NYPD to verify any criminal activity or fines that may hinder us getting those licenses or when something occurs on the job, they'll know whom they're coming after. :-) Every job must be bonded or in a Home Trust escrow through the Dept. of Consumer Affairs.