when screening a tenant what are some of the big red flags to look for?

@Stephanie Swanson,Well, yeah - that's a broad question.In the education to which I'm connected, there are some "essentials" classes:Real Estate 101 - Terms, Transactions, Team Members, other basics.Creative AcquisitionRE Marketing - Selling StrategiesRE Red Flags - Spot Bad deals BEFORE you get into troubleTax and legal I and II (2 days) - Benefits of Business Entity Structure, How-toSelf Directed Retirement Accounts - Private MoneyFinding "The Deal of the Decade" Every Week - Finding Off-market propertiesCredit Management - Personal and Business CreditDebt Acceleration - Pay off sooner, pay less interestHope this helps ...

Many carriers will drop you if they find out there is asbestos siding.

It sounds like whenever you might have to consider flood insurance, that the warning flag goes up.

Like when I change my insurance to a rental dwelling wont that raise red flags?

Many, not all, simply view the election results as America finally standing up and taking ownership of that image.Not saying this is accurate, simply commenting as someone that has traveled extensively outside of North America. ( I have met with many American vacationers that actually have a small Canadian flag visible on their luggage when out of country)It is possible that U.S. citizens will benefit from Trump in the ways that are most important to America.

The area has gotten better around it.I also have 3 single family homes in desirable locations that help spread the risk.Other red flags?

If their reason for not having or wanting to pay last month up front is a red flag based on your criteria they may not be the right tenants in the first place.

I'm guessing that because the couple file taxes as married/filing jointly, more red flags would pop up in the IRS system than you could shake a stick at.Seriously, I have no interest in scamming the IRS.

Another way is to hook up with the mail carrier on that route who may know what happened.