That increases cash flow comes with substantial more risk of tenants not paying, tenants causing significant damage, and potential criminal activity.

For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

As long as they don't have any evictions, major crimes on their record, and an acceptable credit score / history, I'll then do the next level digging.Zillow won't always give you the details you need about a criminal charge, so you'll either need them to provide documentation regarding what the charge is, or get a background check.I'll typically ask for copies of pay stubs or bank statements to verify income if they didn't already upload them to Zillow.

SEC 8 ONLY screens for criminal. 

For example, by making it clear that every adult will have to pay $30 and submit to a credit/criminal screening, you will probably eliminate 1/4 - 1/3 of these applicants.

Zillow may or may not be fine for that, but you never should stop with the credit report and criminal check. 

Of course depending what sort of real estate you are doing.If you do your numbers right, you are not a moron (no offence to all the morons on here), you do your due diligence, you make no emotional decisions and you THINK!!

My super smart attorney has summarized this for me several times: "Most lay people confuse civil liability with criminal liability.

Clayton and Natalie are no dummies they knew they would get wiped out financially so they decamped.. very tough to sue someone in another country .. the only remedy or justice will be if the US govmit in some form or fashion decides ( like his partner Whalen) to bring criminal charges..

They recently issued a criminal complaint with a formal court order number documented!