You only need a place to track tenant information, payment history, maintenance, etc.

The article does say " Alternative Assessment Methods: Consider looking at a potential tenant’s credit score, rental history, and references.

We are in an environment of one of lowest unemployment, lowest defaults in history and have significant inflation.

@Mike HaworthIn situations like this, I also skip-trace the residents on either side of the target property.Those close neighbors can be a goldmine of info on resident history, any recent comings and goings, and last known contact info. 

@Andrew Lax I just used google and looked up California ( sf Bay Area ) and it’s said and every 40 year appreciation of 6 percent, I have no crystal ball but if history repeats itself then I may not be to far from real numbers , who knows ? 

But I doubt you're going to get much info about the tenant outside their lease agreement, voucher mix, and payment history.

Second I want to setup my daughter who has Autism so she can have some nest egg when I am gone.

Established developers with a history of successful projects are generally safer bets. 

You can access it remotely to lock, unlock, set codes, check status, and even check history.

Does anyone know if it's possible to clear your rental history on Zillow?