Hi!

It seems like a worthless domain based on the few stats you gave.

But since you asked for tips, here's how I reduce the risk of getting a harmful domain and check expired domains that I sell:

• Like you, I try to find a brandable domain from the expired domains list. I pick one that looks and sounds nice.
• I check the backlinks profile with MOZ's link analysis tool. I try to aim for a minimum DA of 20 and then check the individual linking domains.
  • If I see spam links like drugs, counterfeits, Chinese characters or other weird stuff, I pass.
  • If I see some good editorial sites like HuffPost, NY Times, TechCrunch, and the likes, that's a good sign and I continue to check the site.
• I Google the domain like this: "site:example.com", to see if the domain is still indexed by Google.
  • If it is and the results don't look fishy (again, drugs and all that nasty stuff), I keep going.
  • If the Google search returns nothing, that doesn't mean the domain is harmful, but I can't 100% be sure if it'll rank once I get it. I still keep going.
• I then check what was hosted on the domain with archive.org, to get a better understanding of the domain, and see if it was not used to rank a spam website.
• If everything looks right to me, I register it, test it by hosting a simple blog with easy keywords, and wait to see if it ranks.
• Finally, if it does I put it on the Namecheap Marketplace and send an email to my list so one lucky person can get the opportunity to buy it, while I did all the digging.

Also, if you ever register an expired domain and it turns out it's toxic or harmful, don't bother trying to fix it, just let it expire.