The property manager should have required a full application, plus credit and criminal background checks.

Your biggest risk is probably criminal activity since they have not had any kind of background check as an unauthorized occupant.

[4] Renting out rooms (with a mattress on the floor) as a flop house--subletting while still living there to gain extra spending money.[5] Criminal activity by 'friends" (who do not live there) who come to visit 24/7-365, aka dope pedaling to cars out front?

The other hole (though alluded to) is that high cost, high appreciation market homes are almost B class or higher by definition because the incomes required to support the rental base eliminates C and below tenants, ie Section 8, other housing voucher tenants, illegal immigrants, criminal background, drug issues, etc.

3) Tenant Screening: many Class C & D DIY landlords don't really do background checks on potential tenants as they all have credit & criminal issues.- We still do them because we want to target the, "best of the bad" tenants.4) Building Maintenance: many small contractors in Detroit only accept cash and avoid paperwork.

We are fair housing compliant regarding animals.Our tenants’ safety and the peaceful enjoyment of their home is important to us, so we do a credit/criminal background check on all applicants aged 18+, as well as employment and prior landlord verifications.

It's 210 ft of fence.   

I’ve been using Baselane’s new tenant screening tools—they let you send out applications and get back credit, criminal, and eviction history reports all in one place.

I'd much rather see criminal laws that are aggressive when it comes to fraud and deceit/sleight of hand.

Some things investors can do to be proactive and mitigate risks of investing in the city are - Have a great local team- During rehabs place curtains up, do leave trash outside as it attracts criminals and more trash- 7.)