Some will even generate a targeted list of potential seller leads for you base on your criteria (divorce, probate, inheritance, incarceration, etc.)

If you can't use his attorney, you will probably need to hire an attorney to get papers signed for you, maybe one close to where is incarcerated.

The contract is assigned and the ability of the new holder of the contract finds they can't execute and convey title.  4, investors need to always consider how their contracts will or could be effected by "life events", people die, become incapacitated, divorce, go bankrupt, they may be sued, medical liens by government can come into play and people are incarcerated.5. murphy's law applies.All these issues can generally be cured in time.

Let me be a little more clear...5-years post conviction and discharge of any sentence.Now, if I had a smallish MFR of mostly 1 bedrooms, then I would consider renting to someone recently released, provided they can produce recommendations from their prison case workers and documentation that they were free of any major cases, while incarcerated. 

I would also check court cases online using his name to see if he might have been arrested/incarcerated by the police.

@Fred Heller i agree you need a license. i have never heard of anyone getting fined/ incarcerated for it though

., in the case of death or incarceration.

Contact information for every adult occupantPreferred method of contact (call, text, email)Emergency contact that can handle things if tenant is incarcerated or incapacitatedWhat appliances/fixtures stay with the unit (washer/dryer, fridge, stove, window A/C, etc.)What appliances/fixtures belong to the tenant?

Second, I ask all my renters to provide the name and contact information of someone that can remove their belongings in case of death, incarceration, or incapacitation.

In my case, the property owner was incarcerated and there was a window of time where the family members could come forward to claim the property and I could lose the money I put in for repairs.