Furthermore, I have EXTENSIVE experience dealing with low income tenants; druggies; and criminals (something you indicate in your post that you do not).

Absolutely no offense taken, I'm ready to stand by what I preach, and if I'm in error, I will admit that too as I have in the past.

No offense to @Russell Brazil or any other agents reading this, but I think most investors would agree; and just as I expected after reading his last post, he also invests. 

It also does criminal and eviction check (though I still search the county court records for their name.

Soliciting funds from investors in some cases may trigger both state and federal securities law and criminal charges for securities fraud if they want to get technical.

I would move as swiftly as the authorities can accommodate - both civilly and criminally.

Not that it isn't full of great information but I'm just skeptical of reading "how-to" books by (or rather take advice from) people that "haven't done it" yet.No offense to the author but, how do you get "set for life"?

The landlord committed a criminal Act, B.

This is a local unlicensed broker criminals' record:No active Collier County warrants found.ARRESTS (Collier County Only) Arrest records made on or after 1/1/2007 (last 10 years) were searched.Court RecordsBooking Date08/26/2016AgencyNPDBooking Number201600006689Age at Arrest37 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date08/26/2016001HEROIN-TRAFFIC 4 GRAMS - 30 KILOGRAMS24S16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001COCAINE-POSS WIT SELL MFG DEL SCHEDULE II16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001BARBITURATE-POSS WIT SELL MFG DEL SCHEDULE II III OR IV16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001DRUG HLTH/SFTY-POSS HARMFUL NEW LEGEND DRUG WO PRESCRIPTION16-1551CF09/19/201608/26/2016001NARC EQUIP PARAPHERNALIA -POSSESS AND OR USEWIDMAN ACT16-1551CF09/19/201608/27/2016001VOSP/COLLIER COUNTY-WIDMAN ACT24S16-000647CF09/14/201608/27/2016001VOSP/COLLIER COUNTY-WIDMAN ACT16-000355CF09/14/2016 Jail Summary09/14/2016 TIME SERVEDBond Amount$120,000.00 Arrested Person NameBooking Date04/03/2016AgencyCSOBooking Number201600002800Age at Arrest36 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date04/03/2016001POSSESS COCAINE24S16-647CF04/25/201604/03/2016001DRUGS OTHER-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE16-647CF04/25/201604/03/2016001TRAFFIC OFFENSE-DUI ALCOHOL OR DRUGS 1ST OFF16-647CF04/27/201604/03/2016001MOV TRAFF VIOL-VIOLATE RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON DRIVERS LICENS16-647CF04/27/2016 Jail Summary07/11/2016 TIME SERVEDBond Amount$12,000.00 Arrested Person Name:Booking Date02/17/2016AgencyNPDBooking Number201600001382Age at Arrest36 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date02/17/2016001POSSESS COCAINE16-355CF03/14/201602/17/2016001MARIJUANA-POSS NOT MORE THAN 20 GRAMS16-355CF03/14/201602/17/2016001NARC EQUIP PARAPHERNALIA -POSSESS AND OR USE16-355CF03/14/2016 Jail Summary02/18/2016 BONDED04/03/2016 BOND REVOKED07/11/2016 TIME SERVEDBond Amount$5,000.00 Arrested Person Name: Booking Date03/28/2014AgencyCSOBooking Number201400002945Age at Arrest34 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date03/28/2014001OPIUM OR DERIV-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE24S14-644CF04/21/201403/28/2014001OPIUM OR DERIV-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE14-644CF04/21/201403/28/2014001DWLSR DRIVE WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED14-1085CT04/23/201403/28/2014001VOCP/POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA < 20 GRAMS (WARRANTLESS)13-409MMA04/07/201412/06/2014001FUG/CHARLESTON SC/CONTEMPT OF COURT ON SECURITY VIOLATIONSOUTH CAROLINAO2014B10001008212/29/2014 Jail Summary12/07/2014 TIME SERVED12/12/2014 RORBond Amount$60,000.00 Arrested Person Name: Booking Date08/21/2013AgencyCSOBooking Number201300007385Age at Arrest34 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date08/21/2013001OPIUM OR DERIV-POSS WIT SELL MFG DEL SCHEDULE I OR II24S13-1654CFA09/16/201308/21/2013001OPIUM OR DERIV-SELL SCHEDULE I OR II13-1654CFA09/16/2013 Jail Summary08/22/2013 BONDED03/29/2014 BOND REVOKED12/06/2014 TIME SERVEDBond Amount$10,000.00 Arrested Person Name: Booking Date07/23/2013AgencyPROBooking Number201300006504Age at Arrest34 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date07/23/2013001VOCP/POSSESS MARIJUANA < 20 GRAMS WARRANTLESS13-409MMA08/05/201307/23/2013001VOCP/POSSESS, USE NARC PARA WARRANTLESS13-409MMA08/05/2013 Jail Summary07/30/2013 BONDEDBond Amount$2,000.00 Arrested Person Name: Booking Date06/25/2013AgencyCSOBooking Number201300005748Age at Arrest34 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date06/25/2013001DWLSR DRIVE WHILE LIC SUSPENDED 2ND CONVICTION24S13-2058CT07/19/2013 Jail SummaryNo information available.Bond Amount$5,000.00 Arrested Person Name: Booking Date06/19/2013AgencyCSOBooking Number201300005586Age at Arrest34 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date06/19/2013001SYNTH NARC-POSS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE24S13-1263CFA07/15/201306/19/2013001THEFT-PETIT THEFT - UNDER $10013-1263CFA07/15/2013 Jail Summary06/20/2013 BONDED06/26/2013 BOND REVOKED07/17/2013 RE-BOND03/29/2014 BOND REVOKEDBond Amount$4,000.00 Arrested Person Name:Booking Date02/18/2013AgencyNPDBooking Number201300001657Age at Arrest33 ChargedCountOffenseHold ForCase NumberCourt Date02/18/2013001MARIJUANA-POSS NOT MORE THAN 20 GRAMS13-409MMA03/13/201302/18/2013001NARC EQUIP PARA -POSSESS AND OR USE13-409MMA03/13/2013 Jail Summary02/19/2013 BONDED06/20/2013 BOND REVOKED06/20/2013 RE-BOND06/26/2013 BOND REVOKEDBond Amount$4,000.00   End of detail.Top of Page

However the probability of it leading to apprehending that criminal is entirely a different matter.