We get a credit report (which will show criminal history) and we ask for at least two prior landlords as references.  

Full has authority to transact but there are steps they must follow including filing a Notice of Proposed Action with the Court 15 days prior to taking action on your offer.

I am a recent graduate from Texas A&M university and a few months prior, I was considering getting into Wholesaling.I learned that with Wholesaling, there were so many pitfalls concerning wholesaling, legalities that one needs to deal with when wholesaling properties, so I decided to look at another alternative route instead.One of the areas that caught my attention was being a refferal partner for Real Estate and Private Equity investors.Do you guys know what states such activities are going to be legal or illegal?

I don't see a prior Vacant Building Notice so from my understanding, I shouldn't expect to see a U&O.Here's an example:https://cels.baltimorehousing.org/TL_TM_MAP.aspx?

I own a hard money business and we never ask for payments prior to closing on the loan.

Generally, you'll need to put a fair amount of money into the lot prior to building the home.

Before I jumped into this type of offering, I would strongly vet their prior experiences in this area, who is doing the day to day management, what type of relationships they already have with Cleveland MHA since that is a target market.  

And focus more on your Kitchen, Bathroom, Flooring and Paint (inside and out) for better bang for your buck on your ROI.As an Interior Designer, I've been working with realtors remotely to help update properties prior to listing. 

The price of the property in which I pay for the property is negotiated, and I must purchase the property in cash prior to 36 months of signing the lease.  

You only have to have lived in it for two out the five years immediately prior to selling.So if you want to, go ahead and move out and rent your property and see how it goes.