The common threads among prosperous real estate investors include knowledge, networking, and proactive behavior.

• Civil Integrity: Does the prospective tenant have a civil records history that would influence the type of renter they would be, including any history of previous eviction, owing money to previous landlords or poor landlord references due to payment or behavioral issues? 

Behavioral economics tells us people experience the pain of losses twice as much as gains.

Lack of experience or qualifications, poor communication skills, Inadequate screening processes, lack of transparency in fees and charges, negative reviews, high turnover, lack of proper accounting/financial management and unprofessional behavior to name a few.

Many offices require a photo ID on file in case something happens (fraud, sexual assault, murder, abusive language or behavior, etc.).  

so can evict and reset rents to market" is exactly the type of investor behavior rent control laws were set up to prevent.You are at the start of your investing journey: consider an area without rent control to start with until you learn a lot more.

I've filed the eviction, they've been served with the paperwork, and now all that's left is for me to wait for the next steps and hope I filled everything out right (Denver county's process is making my head spin, and I'm having to do this without a lawyer because of cost) while in the meantime my tenant is otherwise just ignoring all my texts and notices and also (it feels like) acting like nothing has changed, still having people over for dinner, still walking in and out of my front door like no problem...leading up to this point I've had multiple informal conversations with this person about the toll their unpredictable behavior around payments has had on me.  

Previous Landlord:  Speaking with previous landlords can provide insights into the individuals rental history, payment habits, and overall behavior as a tenant. 

@Bret KingcadeThis continues to be classic jerk-o behavior on their part.

And he will be the first to tell you that his personal finance methods are just as much if not more focused on modifying behavior to gain control of your money as they are about achieving the absolute best results from a financial calculation standpoint.