You can always verify with your account as well. 

You need to be able to verify that the tenant is paying rent.

I told them to put the transaction on-hold while I verify. 

You'll also want to find comps to verify that you can get those higher rents once rehabbed. 

This should include some form of proof, such as a letter from their employer or even their employer's phone number so that I can call and verify.

If you choose to hire out individually, make sure you have someone near that can verify the work before you complete the payment. 

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Lender needs to have 203k experience that you can verify.

You yourself could have easily called the city before the purchase to verify work was permitted. 

Then you need to verify that the umbrella follows the form of the dwelling fire or has the Personal Injury included.