In fact, earlier this year they made zoning violations a criminal misdemeanor for landlords renting without a license/to too many people/illegal duplexes/ etc.

Hi @Brian Pleshek,SmartMove offers a screening package that includes a full credit report, criminal background check, national eviction report and a ResidentScore, which scores your applicant on a range between 350-850 and was designed specifically to predict the likelihood of a bad outcome on a lease.

I just took offense to the "All Wholesalers Suck" approach to this post.

David,Please do not take offense with this post, as no offense is intended whatsoever.It seems that almost every one of your posts can be called "abstruse".

Those crimes will go unpunished as many of those criminals are still sitting those same positions and the same banks.Now... all of a sudden lenders have an interest in mortgage fraud?

I replied that I'm not concerned with anyone's credit score, only if they have judgments, evictions, or criminal history.

Detroit doesn't need foreign investors feeding the criminal real estate cottage industry that has thrived and continues to exist here.

It's not illegal, the house just doesn't like it, so they treat you as if you are a criminal and concoct a story that it's against the law.

I have a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice and am currently a Physical Security Specialist for TD Bank.

In this market your more likely to find first time home buyers with FHA financing meaning you CAN'T sell to them because of seasoning requirements.No offense to Kristine, I'm sure her comments have good intentions but I don't think they fit with this situation.Jeff