i rented a shop to a Iranian to operate Iranian restaurant which my agent told me this client is genuine and hv been rented shop from him b4 n wanted to open new shop bla bla ..., end up never pay me any rental after few months. (+ all deposits has been utilized). finally i locked the door/grill at night n he finally agreed to move out. otherwise i will confiscate all his belonging.

so , NEVER NEVER rent to iranian..

my tenant also never pay utilities bill from day one.

i think the risk is very high when the rental is higher. They think it is worth to cheat a big lump sum..they always think big.

if low rental, just room rental etc risk is lower..

anyway, pls avoid rent to Iranian.
if no choice, pls collect 1 year rental upfront. since they are commited (and rich) it is not likely they will cheat u. pls ask for 1 year rental, this practices are common in Iran and middle east countries.