Spector, who had a history of drunken spats and domestic abuse allegations, was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 and was sentenced to 19 years to life.

@Bob OkenwaBob is correct.Especially if you plan on making this a career... mortgage fraud will crush your dreams.A lender calling a loan due in full when they find out you don't occupy a residence you said you would, or when they see your rental posted when you said it was a primary or secondary home is minor compared to mortgage fraud.I once worked for a mortgage lender who has a friend who was convicted of mortgage fraud.

Once you have an potential Tenant, you invite them to apply on TT and TT will collect a fee to do a background check (evictions, convictions, credit) for your review.  

Tenant acknowledges that this is a crime-free/drug-free property...a conviction is not required...

Not a convicted felon.

Conviction of a crime may result in the denial of a license.Successful completion of three college-level courses is required to qualify for a real estate salesperson examination:Real Estate Principles, and Real Estate Practice, and One Elective.Each applicant must qualify for the appropriate written examination in California and meet all other requirements.Good luck!

Everyone else on your team will be transaction-based and not really involved after a purchase.We're in the Metro Detroit area, so you may want to follow our blog here on BP, but at least read the following posts:Follow our "Deep Dive" series we're doing about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...How to “Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesIn our experience you will need to:1) Learn to "Maintain to the Neighborhood", not your personal standards2) Tenant-Proof everything you can Hard surface flooring, not carpeting (too easy to trash) Same basic paint for everything No garbage disposals for them to break Only spring-type doorstops also with plate on the wall Glue rubber mats under sinks to prevent water damage Sheet aluminum on walls around stovetops, for easy grease removal Towel racks - screw 1x3 to wall studs, then screw rack to that Install low-profile downspout ext, not aluminum that always disappear Plan on cleaning gutters and leaves up in the fall as tenants won't Avoid garage door openers3) Have a great application screening process: Check credit for evictions & convictions, utility collections Focus on employment/income stability Require bank or debit card statement - you'll be surprised what they spend their money on!

If they convict it is probably only 30 days if it is a first offense and the criminal courts are backed up too.   

A friend was convicted in 1987 of a sex crime he didn't commit.

However, if that wasn’t the case and we couldn’t get it permitted, then as you said, we could just test our luck and try to operate without a permit, but I personally don’t love that idea due to personal convictions.