Some of these guys are posting these horrific blurry photos that look like there should be a yeti in the background.  

The money you pay for a professional is more than worth it, especially when considering the risk of doing it yourself without that background and experience (I'm assuming here that you don't do evictions for a living).

We have very similar backgrounds shoot me a PM and let's connect. 

the Note spells out the terms.. deed of trust recorded secures your interest.if you need a personal guarantee  from borrower thats done in a separate document.. you can ask to review a sample note and trust deed and P G  .. other than that there is just borrower info.. credit score net worth that type of thing.. you may also want to background your borrower make sure they are good citizensOH also you want to see title report if its a fresh funding.. or a copy of the title insurance if you buying existing and make sure the insurance is still in effect for any assignee  as you would be buying the loan via an assignment

As long as there’s no evictions or late bills or criminal record on his background check.If this is a B/A area I’d just go with your minimum score and if they don’t meet it then don’t rent to him

See how things are done in your area and language used.Of course have an audio book or podcast playing in the background.   

And do a background check on anyone before you give them money. 

The criminal background section basically says that misdemeanors more than three years old can't be a cause for denial and felonies more than seven years old can't be factored in.

Hi, I have a terrible tenant that I had do a background check through Cozy.

I wouldn't sign any lease that puts the first $X of any repair on my, or requires me to pay for any repair under $X.Both of these clauses signals to me that the landlord doesn't care about the property and has no interest in keeping it up.This is a personal opinion, plenty of investors here have these clauses, I just don't like them and would never agree to them.I'd also ask how much notice they give before entering the property, do they rent to felons, what sort of background check do they perform?