Hey all, I was a collegiate athlete with a degree in criminal justice.

Also you wouldn’t be prosecuted for theft because you don’t have the proper criminal intent, nor would any agency bring criminal action against you so ignore that previous advice.

I mean no offense to anyone in this thread but a lot of the folks telling you to move out are older guys.

I would recommend doing a comprehensive screening of the tenants if you do decide to continue the application process, i.e. criminal/credit/eviction history.  

While I thought this to be an almost offensive offer, I later found out that I did not put enough stock into how bad they wanted to move on from their life as landlords and enjoy being retired in FL.The phone call I received from the listing broker later that day was bittersweet.

Repeating statements like, "I made a payment, but they claimed they never received it and charged me a late fee," would be a warning sign - for one, the company could be lying to stuff its pockets with late fees they get to keep for themselves; for two, if the unhappy tenant leaves, they get to charge you another lease-up fee; for three, this creates a civil/criminal liability situation...

So sounds like abandoned kids, not juvenile criminals. 

The full suite of checks run with the platform I'm using include:Job history, rental history, income verification, credit score, adverse items, credit history, nationwide criminal check, terror list, sex offender list, evictions.However, one of the tenant candidates that's interested in my property is a physician who contracts with a medical company. 

Tenants sign up and pay through SmartMove and the results of credit and criminal checks come to you directly.Is there a website I can go through for my tenants to pay me online every month?

I don't know about ghetto properties but a few weeks ago I had the weirdest dream.In my dream I am the landlord of a class E multi-family property, the worst, the most drama, every tenant is on long term leases, every tenant is guaranteed to have a criminal record, and they don't pay rent and you can't charge them late fees...I was the warden in a prison.