I Googled her name and found out she was convicted in 2015. 

I just received an application from a couple and they noted that they have been convicted of a felony. 

She's already been convicted for her library video and no one else was seen in those.

Can they convict if you fight?

Then the question just becomes how deep is your conviction that the market will continue to trend up?

In other words, 98% of prospective tenants have some kind of story on how their convictions or UDs were not their fault.

In this scenario, you could learn about criminal activity but if they are not charged/convicted, they can argue that you have no substantial proof. 

I know i can ask if he has ever been convicted of one but if he lies and says no, what wuestions can i ask to find out?

Omaha Man Convicted of Wire FraudAlways do your due diligence on lenders and anyone else to make sure they are on the up and up.

Agree with you completely- there are similar and better returns out there for an out of state investor - without the headache.Don't get me wrong, There are many experienced local players doing very well in Detroit and I have met a lot of them- but I have become convinced that the kind of things that they are doing, cannot be done long distance.Investing in Detroit I experienced things that were totally off the playing field for me- Just two  examples of many:  a home that was tenanted (by my PM) with what I later discovered  to be convicted criminals with federal tax liens on their assets and no ability whatsoever to pay rent, or a different management company that through pure negligence allowed a cash flowing Sec 8 property to go into abatement , thereby losing the tenant and then simply resigning from the job leaving, me to try and clean up the mess and costing me thousands.