Check into their criminal background record ... look out for charges or convictions on crimes involving DECEPTION ... these would include fraud, perjury, missaplication of proprty as fiduciary, forgery, theft, etc.

If you break them you are a criminal.

He also used a lot of other questionable tax-dodging strategies like writing off high-interest loans to his kids, fudging numbers on the value of his properties to pay less taxes, then fudging them the other way to get loans, etc. etc. etc.... let's not forget his company was found guilty of criminal tax fraud.

It's hard to describe but after dealing with so many criminals you kinda get a feel for people.

You can be prosecuted for perceived abuses, not just outright violations.

In the state of Florida all property records, tax history, foreclosures, evictions, code violations, liens, criminal records and civil suites.

There are wholesalers involved and it sounds like enough scammed people that it may become criminal.  

Side note make certain you follow the California Foreclosure notification laws to the seller or the seller can unwind the deal and there is criminal penalties attached for not doing so.

In PA we have an app for the public criminal record search.

Because by doing this the applicant was able to pay the $29 and you got the credit report, back ground check and criminal history check.