Remember SmartMove may not uncover all the red flags in a tenant's background.

In answer to your question, the screening is where I uncover some issues and thus return the deposit.I like your idea of doing a block of showing and then reviewing applications on X date.  

My takeaway at the time was that the bankruptcy was in the past and resolved, so I was surprised to see it was so recent.However, they said nothing about a prior eviction (they said they left their apartment after losing the job), nor the criminal record, even though the application has space to disclose anything negative that a background check might uncover.

In Ohio, you can still do the entity transfer, with the caveat that the school districts, especially in Franklin Cuyahoga and Summit Counties are aggressive in trying to uncover these transactions. 

Of course, I had done some digging in advance, since I did uncover that they lived in a place they owned; I initially suspected they might be ready for foreclosure, but no lawsuit (PA is judicial) had yet been filed at the county courthouse. 

You think you’ve uncovered a unique, all time successful strategy that allow you to ignore fundamental real estate principles.

There are value adds in a 60 unit building, you just have to uncover them.  

If anyone has found a good method from books, speakers, etc. that has been effective at uncovering a deep why, I’d love to hear about it.

It's those that put in the work will uncover those treasures.  

Account Closed Any town/city liens should have been uncovered during the title search.