That was my first red flag.

If they do, then they SHOULD be on the credit report, so the red flags raised by a blank report will only grow.

I had one house I was selling with the owner financing and a certain realtor got ticked off at me and was flagging my post for removal.

Is this a red flag? 

My takeaway:  The average Swiss person is much more tidy and clean than the average American! 

Perhaps the most telling is this: There are more real-estate agents than homes for sale in the U.S.This phenomenon reflects both the extremely tight supply of homes on the market and how surging prices are persuading tens of thousands more Americans to try their hands at selling real estate.Michael Mitchell in Boston is one of them.

If they have passed the screening and background checks and you don't see any red flags, I don't see why accepting 1 year rent would be a bad option.

Flow of money from the exchange to you is a major red flag if audited. 

RED FLAG!

Social Security has a quote " At the age of 65, 75% of Americans are dependent on friends, family and relatives to live, 23% are still working and 2% are financially independent."