Held at CAPK Friendship House, the event featured local developers Max Becerra and Eric Mora, who presented plans for over 1,600 rental units in projects like Mulberry Village and Mayflower Ranch, as well as a 110,000-square-foot retail center with the area's first grocery store.Significant city support includes a 2.5-mile sewer line and plans to annex parts of the area into Bakersfield.

But the Wall Street Journal had a favorable feature on him in July. 

Previously I've used SmartMove by Transunion.I'm looking at the TransUnion Full Credit Report on RentPrep and it seems to encompass everything that the RentPrep background check has but I'm not clear on how it differs from SmartCheck Premium (also by transunion).What am I missing here?

Is such a feature not available at the moment?

This may drive your premiums down enough to keep insurance in place just in case something unforeseen happens. 

The calculation typically uses 75% of the property's gross rental income (as determined by an appraiser) to account for potential vacancies and maintenance costs.Monthly Payment Calculation: The total monthly mortgage payment includes principal, interest, property taxes, homeowners insurance, mortgage insurance premiums (MIP), and any homeowners association dues.Test Requirement: To pass the self-sufficiency test, the calculated rental income must be equal to or greater than the monthly mortgage payment.

I see many town home new builds have this feature but likely because it allows higher density/lower cost of land since many lack yard area but the rooftop allows an outdoor feature. 

Also if you're in Zillow, another strategy you can try is to click the rent feature and click on properties for rent in the areas you're interested in and look at number of views + applications.

Ask if they have a prospective tenant for that and if they genuinely do, you can give them the address.Definitely check your price and features vs the other rentals in the area. 

Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, etc.) feature similarly affordable properties that command good cash flow.Alabama also has one of the lowest property tax rates in the country (about 0.4% of property value).