He was NEVER good at tenant screening.

You should not allow any adults to reside in the property without being screened, approved by you, and on the lease.Here's a detailed guide on how to screen applicants: Application Screening Guide

(Turn-Key- meaning, they don’t have to deal with Tenants, Toilets, or Trash)In other words, all they have to do is close on the carefully vetted properties we bring to them.We provide property management, title, attorney and Insurance.We even screen tenants, deal with the various gov’t programs and provide a 3 month rent credit on the HUD.You’d see a firm that believes in keeping all investors continually “in the know” about their investments.And if that’s what you see, you’d be partially correct.But by taking a deeper look, you’d see that we’re much more than that…People choose us based on four main criteria…✅ Relationships✅ Accountability✅ Integrity✅ TransparencyIt’s about operating with integrity to build trusting relationships, being transparent with both successes and failures, and taking ownership through accountability…Focusing on taking care of our greatest asset, which is the people who choose to align with us.We want them to be able to lie down at night and sleep like a babies because they know we have their best interest in mind and always working to proactively solve any issue that may arise.To be 100% hands-off, while enjoying the passive income that hits their bank account every month.Just as sure as the sun rises…To the tune of double-digit net caps WITH equity.We conduct extensive research to know which markets present the biggest opportunities, which reduces risk and maximizes upside.And the best part?

The TransUnion "ResidentScore" is similar to a traditional credit score but is tailored specifically for rental screening.

Now to address the ESA…  have an ESA policy.  1) use petscreening.com to screen out bogus ESAs.  

I already did her screening and verbally accepted her application, but my question is how to i move forward? 

The only real way to create a "warning" is to pursue them legally to get an arrest or to get a money judgment - both of which will show on a background check.Although, all the tenant rights advocates are pushing to STOP landlords from being able to consider criminal history in tenant screening:(

As long as its renovated PROPERLY and tenants are screened all should be good. 

As long as you screen the tenants as best as you can to ensure they are the right fit for your property, you should have a great experience with them as well.

Just screen properly.