I did month to month agreements, so it wasn't as scary to take a chance on people, but mine had verifiable school records or employment offers.What you could do, is take the money but write up a month to month agreement, and you still reserve the right to kick them out with 30 days notice and refund any unused pre-paid rent.If he has come to work, he will get a social security number, so you can ask for it.  

Welcome to being a landlord, @Andrew DeB. It

Also we met with the park owner when we purchased and negotiated a lower HOA fee if we prepaid a full year.

You can move on to another applicant who is less a traveling road show:) In all seriousness, if her ID doesn't match up, ask to see other forms of ID like a credit card/ debit card from her wallet.

Often times I can tell someone to put the rewards credit card away and take out a debit card for a month, and bump their FICO scores 50 points just like that.

I have a coworker who's debit card was compromised and drained recently, so I am going to talk to her tomorrow and see how the bank handled it and what the timeframe was.

When you purchase the property, lease agreements, deposits, and prepaid rents all get transferred to you as the new owner.

Option 2 - Think about if you prepaid your mortgage, reduce your principle.

I have read many stories where the tenants started a grow op in a rented house, and had prepaid rent.

You then look for another new tenant, and you have to reimburse the leaving tenant all of that money they pre-paid, less rent and advertising fees to find the replacement.