We get a lot of sun where I live, so it's definitely worth investigating. 

If an investigation pursuant to this section reveals that an unlicensed person hasassumed to act in the capacity of a real estate broker or real estate salesperson, thecommission shall issue a cease and desist order, and shall impose a civil penalty of up to thegreater of ten thousand dollars or ten percent of the real estate sale price.PS - this took me 30 seconds with a Google search.PPS - this is nearly identical to most, if not all, other states. 

If you ever get a complaint (valid or not), the first thing the investigator will ask for is your written policy on how you made the decision on that situation.

The office investigated and did find a page/title for the properties recorded in February.

She works 2 jobs and hasn’t paid rent in a year.There is so much more like her heat being shut off and me having to turn it on so the pipes don’t freeze, the gas company calling me to tell me she’s under investigation for theft of services because she used  someone else’s SSN to open her account.

Civil claims brought by the City and the State of NY is currently investigating criminal charges.  

Lexis Nexis is the gold standard -used  by banks, ETC for investigations.  

Ursula, I'm investigating this item as well.

Maybe you could call the local police non-emergency number and ask them to check on the property, and the ad on Craig's list.You probably could not deposit the money with them as their account had too much activity so they were closed for investigation. 

I then go through the rent roll and make some preliminary assumptions; then I send these to our financial analyst to get a back of the envelope picture of whether we want to pursue this deal.11:30 AM: Interview a candidate for the accounting department.