However, you won't be able to run a credit/criminal on them.

I would think criminal history would be more important than credit history.

They no longer show results for Massachusetts criminal screening.

And immediately file for eviction. if necessary I would file a criminal action. what he did is totally illegal theft of service an extortion.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/05/21/smug-seattle-to-mom-and-pop-landlords-criminals-are-welcome-your-rights-not-so-much.htmlSay it ain’t so ?

Before moving forward with anything, I think you should make sure that this person is qualified enough to buy the house.Or at the least can afford monthly payments and has no criminal background/evictions in the past.There are many online services that you can use for this.I would recommend to ask an attorney to draft a lease and an option document. 

How do you scan the application before requiring the deposit .i want to avoid making tenants pay unless they are going to really be in the running for the apartment. undefined I look at court records first to see if the applicants have any eviction or criminal records.

However, you are a landlord, your only concern should be if they pay their rent on time, keep your place clean with no damages and are not doing any criminal activity in your property. 

Of course, eviction, criminal history, references. 

I completed my Bachelors in Criminal Justice in about 2.5 years while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan all while having a new born.