Illegal refers to criminal laws, this is not a Federal or state statute, just a purchase qualification put forth by a seller.  

What you can do, but the law prohibits it now in Washington and is now a criminal offense (felony) in Washington is approach someone who is in pre-foreclosure and offer to buy their property.

I would say we had close to 100 candidates respond to the ads, ~15 show up to the open houses (but maybe another 5-10 that stated they still wanted to see it but had not made it to either open house), 2 submitted applications but only one not withdrawn, resulting in one hopefully great, long-term tenant (non-smoking, meet our income requirements, 7 years in their current unit, right reason listed for wanting to move (they want a yard for their 2 children and our rent is virtually the same as they are currently paying but now they will have to pay water (been Just over $100/month)), good employment history, no criminal history in their background check - they seem like a very good tenant but time will decide).Good luck

I'd like to know what kind of eviction, collection, and criminal history they have but I don't know where to look to find this information.

If there are people with baggage, they may not be able to participate.Be careful about criminal behavor tied to a discussion of a 9 member LLC.

@Ben GammonSearch the local clerk of courts website for her criminal record, check for theft offenses etc before you let her have access to your stuff!

When dealing with people in pre foreclosure make sure you understand state laws as in some states it is considered predatory and can be either a civil or criminal issue.

@Steve Lehman Also, why do you say there is only a small possibility that home values in the southern part of Christian Park rise due to the criminal justice center?

Women are more likely to be targeted by criminals than men.

this is horrible .. you need to record a deed of trust in favor of your sweet neighbor which that needs to be notarized the NOTE does NOT need to be notarized does not hurt to do it but its not necessary.. its these kind of transactions that literally steal peoples homes and you could face criminal charges..