Tell that agent you do have a "trust but verify" policy, and the estoppels are your method of verification.  

Even though I'm not relying on the occupants credit score, I do want to verify their criminal background, their identity, etc.

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that it is enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff. 6.

With that said, we place 500-1000 a month, cost $2 to produce with the stakes and pay someone $1 a sign to put them out, then bonus him when we get a deal to close (incentive to place signs better.)If you use someone to place signs only pay off verification.

There are services like smartmove where the tenant has to login and complete the transaction by being asked identity questions, but most of my prospective tenants thought these system were annoying because it was so many extra steps for them and they had to have internet access to complete it.  

As an example, if a tenant has narrowed their choices down between 2 rentals that are identical (price, features, commute time, etc.), but one is within city limits (3% wage tax) and the other is outside city limits (1% wage tax) - more times than not they would select the property in the location that had the lower wage tax. 

The lady who got sued said she believes a co-worker stole her identity and rented the place. 

Because they are needed to provide a specific intention for the laws that they they are trying to convey.None of us have the authority to label a unit/conversion as legal or illegal without going through the proper verification process. 

Recently I was shopping for insurance for two identical properties in the same quality neighborhoods in MO and KS.

Credit check, verification of employment and such.Lease versus Note - much easier to evict than foreclose.