[TiltonBB]

You should be able to look up the property on the county website and verify that the person that you are dealing with actually owns the property.

You can also Google the person to see if there are any public records about that individual.

You can also Google the address and if there are public reports such as crimes or police responses to that address it may come up.

You can ask the owner for the names and telephone numbers of previous renter's so that you can call for a reference.