It's not illegal provided you're dislosing it to all parties and not trying to actively hid it.

In fact, most of the pro-Tardus posts in this thread are from folks who had very little previous activity on BP.

That becomes a "he said, she said" in court and I'd bet most judges would side with the plaintiff. ;-)

Sounds like their combined income likely beats your other tenants.Your gut is probably your best bet and you need to go with it. 

The debt may not report to your personal credit (unless you are late on or miss payments, then all bets are off)2.

Some things you may want to consider is how active you are looking to be in your investing.

Wishing - betting death on your tenants?

   #4 Is great and I bet this one can lead to many successful closed deals. 

(**Do Not Accept part of the rent other wise you have to go back to start all over)Ten Day Notice of Eviction The Ten Day Notice is used if the landlord needs to evict the tenant for violating the terms of the lease, such as unauthorized pets, illegal activity, etc.

Buying an out of state rental property from a realtor, wholesaler or off facebook or zillow etc as opposed to from an operation or turnkey provider who has an active, substancial, and effective boots on the ground team or teams to support you after you close on the sale.