We use screening company to verify previous addresses, please list accurate information so we can speak to your previous landlord(s).Criminal History - No felonies, or sex offenses, drug trafficking, violent crime, terrorism, burglary, theft, arson, vandalism.

Kicking on the door and/or adjacent window until a tenant or resident drug dealer opens the door for you was pretty much the only way to gain access.

Here we have homes and mobile homes being used as drug rehab centers or as they try to say communal living quarters and putting numerous "clients" in them.

Why on earth would I read a book that seeks to portray landlords in such a bad light, yet portrays drug addicts et al as victims?

The same would be for dealing drugs, and as someone mentioned, renting it out on AirBnB may be a risk as well.If everything checks out with the tenants and they have good guarantors, go for it.

It seems like every story I hear where someone accepted prepaid rent for a year, the tenant turns out to be involved in drugs or criminal activity.

Turned out to be a drug dealer...

You want to know the process going in when the tenant is selling drugs, not complying w/ the lease, abandonment, non-payment, etc. 

No one is on a lease it is a self run sober living home for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.

How 'bout this reply (humor only -- DO NOT use)"The landlord believes that "visiting clients" is frequently a euphemism for illegal activity such as drug-dealing or prostitution, thus "visiting clients" are NOT permitted at any time.