What is usual and customary in your area will govern.

The only thing I would say is that the east side neighborhoods(Dignowty, Highland Park, Government Hill, etc..) are getting nicer every month since there are so many investors rehabbing those properties, so I wouldn't discount them completely.

It's essential to ensure that any contract you use complies with local laws and regulations governing real estate transactions in your area.

Federal tax liens attach to all of your assets simultaneously, and the federal government’s security interest supersedes that of any other lender or creditor.The federal government’s superior security interest can be subverted by the mortgage lender, however, if it wishes to foreclose.

There are non-government loans (we call them non-QM in the mortgage industry) that can lend to LLC's, etc. but then your loan isn't as good.  

Between my photo copies of government ID, lease where they initial and sign all over, and the signed application with all of their personal information which I verified through a background check, I think it may be difficult for them to succeed with this.I feel a tenant should always pay the credit card fees. 

Hello BP, I'm a new Multifamily Investor in San Antonio and I'm looking at properties in Government Hill and Denver Heights. 

Also make sure you research any local government / municipal STR restrictions.

Like so many topics in the building/housing space, there are two valid sides to all of these coins, and finding where equilibrium is between those sides is a very difficult job for our governing bodies.

A lot of money was made the last few years that is not normal and that is what happens when the government prints $6 trillion.