I use a 3 party back ground company, I take a picture of the drivers license and send it to the back ground check .If they have no DL that may be a RED flag you need some form of ID .I tell them the form is simple if you don’t fill out all the info it will delay the processing of the back ground check.The cost for me $35 for credit, criminal back ground check I charge them the exact amount no trying to hustle a few pennies here .I see you in the great north different laws etc...

You should always do a judgment and criminal background search before hiring any contractor; as a landlord I always do those checks on tenants to confirm they aren't shady - so the same applies to contractors. 

The HD Pro program will provide you with several contractors that HD has performed a background-criminal check, verified that they have proper license and insurance.

Note: I mean no offense to those of you with large real estate portfolios. 

simple criminal intent and activity.. real estate is now the new Nigerian prince scam .... in everything from fake landlords to fake lenders.and facebook is horrid I would never ever in a thousand years do business on facebook ( in the real estate space) simply would not trust anyone who posted on facebook.. to me its bush league at best and at worst is full of criminals looking to scam people.

I score prospective tenants like an insurance company based off of rent history, credit, criminal, income, and evictions. 

You are asking for their experience and education while insulting their  intelligence by misleading so it is pretty offensive.

I'm about 90% sure this should be foolproof for youStep 1: Get a real estate license (should take a couple of months to 3 months) in your countyStep 2: Get into a real estate agency (extremely easy as the requirements are laughable, unless you have a ridiculous criminal history like being convicted for drug trafficking. you wouldnt be here if you did so ill assume you didnt)Step 3: Look for great undervalued cash flow properties or rehab flips (THIS IS THE HARDEST STEP), and then purchase one, either with a friend or trustworthy business partner.

@Mathew Aron  I like some of the things the people above have said....but ULTIMATELY you have to think like a criminal. 

For a criminal to shoot or rob someone at a motel would not only be risky, but would totally prevent a clean getaway, as there is pretty much always a random guests who also happens to be smoking or walking outside who can see things.