Require co-signers (like their parents), check references from previous landlords or college housing, verify enrollment status, and personal interviews to gauge responsibility.6.

I think that is a fair price and that will help me with my breathing room and hopefully help pay off my place faster, or at least so I can reach 20% equity so I can stop paying $110 a month in PMI haha.I'm obviously going to be checking credit score, making sure tenant has a stable income, no criminal background, etc.

Hey Jack - Check out this article: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-loans-what-are-the-...

They’ll check if your property, zoned R5, allows a curb cut and ensure it meets zoning regulations.

I'll check them out. 

One thing you can check is crime stats in an area.

Go check and see what others are charging.I guess I have to ask what does it offer that would make people want to stay there?

However, there's nothing to be ashamed of; this is a problem that most people encounter and easily overlook, and it can even lead to stumbling, as I got lost there for a while too.

Check out the school ratings in the specific areas of the city.

Check out the chart showing the fast rent growth and declining rent growth cities, which could help inform your decision on growth markets.