You should be able to search (if your county has online records) for your tenant’s name and/or all previous addresses listed on the tenant’s credit report.

I leveraged my owned land to build my personal home.

Be sure to actually contact the landlord for verification—fake references are more common than you’d think.In-Person Meeting: Meeting potential roommates in person is a great way to get a feel for compatibility.

We purchased an RV last year under our personal names that is primarily used for business travel.

@Tanner Davis If you want to pursue either a fix/flip or BRRRR strategy, it sounds like you might need to find a partner/investor that knows you well and believes enough in you as a person to invest money in a project. 

Third, the typical person renting a room is not a home buyer candidate. 

Signing the lease demonstrates they agree to the terms and then you can hold them accountable.If you don't do this, then the person named on the lease and paying the rent could disappear and you would have no legal authority to charge the remaining three for unpaid rent.

I began inviting them to online zoom meetings I would hold with brokers, agents and investors... friends I had made along the way, where we would just talk strategy, loan types, current market trends etc.

This is one of the best personal finance calculators I have seen. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oC4gdK5gXIPjyEFTgo3g...

As noted above, having an agent that is familiar with investing can help in how the investing market looks versus how buying a personal property looks.