Even if it's actually true, why should I care when my mortgage company, cell phone provider, etc doesn't care if I lost my wallet.

Everyone has a cell phone now, so unless it's required by law, I'd just put in cable and I bet no tenants would complain about that.

Sure, there may be some who have to fight with the credit bureaus to fix errors, but I doubt that a credit report that you would deny a tenant based on, would be that big a mystery.For instance, judgments for cell phone and cable bills, or one for a previous landlord.  

Most apartment buildings have phone numbers on the internet, so I call those numbers to verify, not the cell phone number a tenant gives me.

With setting up custom rings you do not have to even look to know it is a call to your Google Voice number.During regular hours you can have it forwarded to your cell or office phone.  

He and I get to talking and we end up exchanging cell phone numbers.  

I mean after all, if you don't pay your cell phone bill on time, you get cut off or pay a fee, right?  

If they are a pain in your side, and you wouldn't be sorry to see them go, hello nice fat increase.  

@Peter Vekselman  was not insinuating your a wannabee wholesaler my point was I could  see wanna be wholesalers not running title and getting fubared at the end.I just bought one in Charleston again exact same issue.. wholesaler brings it to me... we decide on price.. only to find out the lady owed more than what they were selling me the house for .. they were bummed  what they thought was a fat deal turned out not to be I still bought it but at my terms not theirs. 

Included in my monthly fee is the cell phone service for the wireless connectivity fee (so no one has to go to the property to read meters).