.: It's not an issue IF their lease is scheduled to expire.My personal practice: when a tenant submits an application, I let them know I intend to contact their former landlords.

They have a form you can fill out and submit, might be able to do it online depending on the city.  

I just submitted a conceptual plan to the City and they agreed to do a feasibility analysis to see if SB-9 will work for my parcel.

A good attorney will even warn you if you are doing something illegal.As you can see from the list, a wannabe or "self taught" or poorly trained by videos or in a "community", does not provide the breadth of knowledge & experience to keep people out of trouble. 

I just got done making a YT video on the subject, so it's fresh on my mind.

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

And for this limited time you too can be took... er "invest" in this exciting next chapter of video-less video.....

They submitted paystubs and bank statements from two different banks.

Ha, huge fan, I just made a video about the book from Chris Voss!