They also won't be sent to jail as this is not criminal.

In Ohio, we have 2 courts in each local that handle most of the criminal and civil activity.  

Its smart not to bank on appreciation- I also look at it as just icing on the cake to cash flow 

A blanket statement that investing in notes with an IRA is great and that it makes no sense to invest in real property is not doing the topic justice and is rather short-sighted in my opinion.

Unless you did something dumb, like label the box "Apt 206", no criminal is going to steal the keys and try every door in the complex.

At a minimum, they should be checking their credit and criminal history.  

Is there a website where they can go and pay for a background check both criminally and financially and the report would be sent to me.

since its been revived, no you do not have to accept sec 8 in virginia, but since this original post 5 yrs ago many states and city have made it mandatory to accept as a form of income, and 3x rent as income has been tested and failed in some of those states, they have stated it is a form of discrimination against type of income, criminal background check does still stand, but only if convicted

However, whoever is looking to buy the property will find out about it one way or another (neighbors, other realtors, google, etc.)http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/09/justice/texas-shooting/

(not sure why it took them 3 weeks to mail it).Today i receive another letter that summons me to a criminal court for code violation - stating that i've not pulled plumbing, and electrical permits.