Criminal backgrounds involving violent crimes, prostitution, and domestic violence and/or involving the possession of weapons or illegal substances are all grounds for denial of an application.An exception may be made for type and or age of offense, please provide details to the Property Manager.Rental Criteria for Pets -Pet policies vary from one homeowner to another.

From my own experience, if I simply stick to these items and know nothing else, I manage an excellent batting average when it comes to tenant selection.First off, if ANY of the adults who will be on the lease have evictions or violent or drug related criminal convictions, I reject the entire group/family.

The resident manager got between two tenants who were being violent, and he ended up knocked to the ground. 

But if they fail to adequately screen them and rent to one who robs or hurts a neighbor, they could be sued by the victim for negligence.No doubt many will see no option but to raise rents to indirectly exclude criminals from their rentals, which will just end up hurting everybody who rents housing — including innocent, law-abiding tenants.Obama’s new rule makes it easier for HUD to resettle urban minorities into affordable housing in the suburbs, as part of a controversial regulation it finalized last year — Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing — which threatens to cut off funding to local municipalities that refuse to lift zoning restrictions on low-income housing.The federal mandate — whose goal is racially balancing the nation, ZIP code by ZIP code — also threatens to import violent crime into the suburbs, while lowering property values and negatively impacting local schools.As kitchen table issues go, these are major developments.

We use screening company to verify previous addresses, please list accurate information so we can speak to your previous landlord(s).Criminal History - No felonies, or sex offenses, drug trafficking, violent crime, terrorism, burglary, theft, arson, vandalism.

if its not a financial crime and or violent I would think you have a good chance.financial crime NO way... violent same thing. 

- Seems that woman is extremely violent and mentally unstable.

No dog is inherently violent unless they are raised to be violent.  

Realtors often try to trick you saying it is an "A" property because it has "A" finishes ... well, even if that is true, if the "A" property is in a "D" location/neighborhood, then guess what, it is a "D" property, or if it is not with its "A" finishes, it soon will be ...As for grading, agree that there are no hard and fast rules, but a few determining factors in my mind are: quality of the school district, age of construction of most home, percentage of owners vs. renters, median income & education level of citizens, typical property size/finish/amenities, percentage of SFRs to apartments or condos (not always true for dowtown locations), crime rates and types (violent vs. non-violent).Another subjective grading system (along with investment strategies) I've heard is:A is where you would want to liveB is where you could liveC is where you could live if you had toD is where you'd rather live under a bridge than to live thereFinally, below are some notes and RE strategy for each:A: Low to negative immediate cash flow, but higher potential for future appreciation and rent growth.

The lazy, crime types, and even the domestic violent types, thrive on chaos, hence, not stable and nightmare tenants.Of course, these are just examples, merely to demonstrate that as a friend, you have insight on whether your friendvis the stable type that cares of the condition where they reside.