I was a Tax Examiner at the IRS and Also worked in their Criminal Investigation Division. 

You combine that feel with hard credit & criminal evidence, work ethic, and you will usually make good choices. 

You pre-screen on the phone by informing them of your screening standards, employment, income, credit, criminal  etc. and make it crystal clear there are no exceptions.

But apparently that law also states that the rule does not ' allow landlords to charge applicants for credit reports obtained from local or regional consumer information databases, credit  brokers, resellers, criminal background checks, reference checks, and sources of other  personal information not contained in one of the three listed national credit repositories."

Hi @Dylan Succa the other popular one is the TransUnion SmartMove product, however that includes an eviction and criminal search so it costs more at $25 or $35 depending on the options you select.  

By doing this it really weeds out the people that aren't serious and it gives me instant visibility into credit, criminal, and eviction check nationwide. 

Now, it is possible they won't abide by the lease, in which case you'll need legal help (not the cops, they don't enforce civil contracts, only criminal law and court orders). 

He basically just told that Washington state not only made it illegal but criminalized flipping and wholesaling properties and that you needs to be a licensed broker to wholesale houses.

Check everything including credit, criminal, and eviction and set strict standards.Good luck with your venture!!

I want to make sure that these new "occupants" are not criminals and was thinking about doing the following, please let me know your thoughts/suggestions:1.