It brings calm, conviction, confidence, enthusiasm, decisiveness, excitement and action." 

I really have no convictions when it comes to interest rates.  

You need to be checking for evictions, criminal convictions, and employment history just like you would any other tenant.Find our where your local (local to your property) Sect 8 office is and go visit it.  

The government under civil forfeiture laws can seize your house if your tenants are convicted of drug dealing/manufacturing. 

HUD recently announced that relying on arrests (without convictions) for tenant screening violates the Fair Housing laws.

Here's what the code says.. http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/9/9/5/a9952b9...Broker's License(Salesperson License): Statute: IC 25-34.1-3-4.1You have to be 18 or older and no convictions(See link above)Have a High School Diploma or GEDComplete approved broker course(salesperson)Pay the feePass the testSubmit license with who your sponsoring managing broker will be.Managing Broker License: Statute IC 25-34.1-4-0.5Hold a Broker's license for 2 yearstake and pass at least 24 hours of broker management courses approved by the commission.

In the event an applicant is rejected and reports me for an FHA violation I can prove I didn't even know the person was a convict, etc.If an applicant makes it this far and then a background check turns over a criminal history I will have to manually see if this history conflicts with having a legitimate and substantial effect on the community (e.g. a sex offender in an MHP full of families with little children is a non-starter for me).

I suspect that many of those funds that are "here to stay" will lack the courage of their convictions when that happens, but time will tell.

Also, I don't rent to convicted felons or people with a criminal history of violence.

Sounds like you have great conviction in the cause, that will help you out when you hit any challenges or bumps in the road.