Of course check your probate court, or search for "Orphans court" or "Registrar of Wills" your city/county.

Run a full credit report, rental reference check, search court records in his previous cities for evictions and lawsuits, etc.He has bad credit.So far, he doesn't have any verifiable rental references.

Keep you earnest money low, don't make promises you can't keep, and you should be fine....if you find yourself in court, almost any attorney worth his salt can manipulate a contract.

In the event of any default by Maker hereunder, the Maker further agrees to pay all costs of collection of amounts due to include, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees and costs of court.

There are all kinds of dirty little trick that owners can pull making things difficult, understand too that these owners are not real estate types familiar with applicable laws, so what they pull could be illegal, but that's the way things will be conducted unless you take them to court, more money out of your pocket. 

You find them in the Orphans court, register of wills, probate court etc. 

It may be the tenant and court system causing the delay.

Have an attorney draft an iron clad contract at the beginning and it will keep you out of court later if things go south.3.

Basically whenever something related to your property or tenant takes place, you document it.How do you document things like conversations with the tenant, or entry to inspect your property in such a way that they will stand in a court of law?

I don’t know……can’t answer those questions….as I write this there are investors that have done nothing wrong but are getting screwed because a dead beat Section 8 tenant won’t pay the $200 owed to the owner, but they are fighting the eviction in court and appealing it… or the investor that did an owner finance…got one payment…then the buyer stopped paying…and finally filed BK…while the investor makes a house payment out of his pocket…so yes…crap can and does happen….and I can’t answer every possible scenario question….