This will require a credit pull (good credit), required inspections (termite, perhaps wood destroying organism, perhaps wind mitigation), and most importantly a good insurance policy (those inspections must pass, and all safety issues corrected...no holes in walls or floors, siding on, good roof, passable electric system...no Federal Pacific panels).  

Regardless, with a partner you double your risk (what happens if your partner hits someone with his car and destroys 3 other cars and/or puts someone in hospital for a good while?

Do you or ANYONE reading this know of a single home destroyed by fire?

If they are not gone and you close they could completely destroy the place on their way out.I've looked at many foreclosures that were on the MLS and almost all of them have been trashed.

And than we started to have issues - being no educated on property management we had got very bad tenants who destroyed relationship with neighbours causing a few tickets from the city, forced demolition of oven in our second unit.

I don’t want to chase him out right before I move in, as he could destroy the place.

If you have sensitivities to the neighborhood or people, then maybe charge market rates and give them a bonus at the end of their lease when they didn't screw you over or destroy your place.

I find it “mean spirited” to go after tenants aggressively as advocated on BP quite often, unless there is some reason (ie tenant destroys unit etc) Just chalk it up to landlording and move on to a better tenant Note: i did not mention the deposit at all.

As water gets behind stucco it starts to destroy the sheathing behind it if not allowed to drain. 

Fortunately our friends never destroyed the houses or apartments we were in.Just something to keep an eye on or understand while screening tenants.