If you want to go further, you can use a service like Safely or AutoHost to run background checks.For payments, I’d recommend using a platform like Stripe or Square—they’re secure and easy to set up.

Use your RE background and make sure zoning allows and there are no hidden grandfathered requirement if it switches use.Sounds like you have the $600,000.  

We are fair housing compliant regarding animals.Our tenants’ safety and the peaceful enjoyment of their home is important to us, so we do a credit/criminal background check on all applicants aged 18+, as well as employment and prior landlord verifications.

Leverage the CPA path: Your auditing and financial background will give you an edge when scaling.

So I picked up a few books which includes, "The Book on Investing In Real Estate With No (and Low) Money Down," and "The Book on Rental Property Investing," both by Brandon Turner, which introduced me to the BiggerPockets community.With a decade of experience in property management under my belt, along with my property management certifications and an NC real estate broker’s license (with Broker-In-Charge designation), I’m eager to leverage my background to secure long-term financial stability for my family.

A month after they moved in, the last landlord called me back and apologized for lying and stated he had been trying to get them out for a year.They had some items on the background check I could have used to deny the application. 

For background, I'm partnered with an architect and interior designer, but I'd have to find most of the subs as I don't have any formal connections (at least in the area I'd like to build).

After discussing their goals, we realized they would like to maximize the property's value while also including me in the process, given my background in general contracting.

I am always fully transparent and the owner in that situation is a long standing business associate that knows my character, experiences and background, strengths and weaknesses included.

In those cases, the main criteria we add to our lease is that everyone that comes to stay there must be subject to a background check paid by the company.