I have the similar settings as @Bruce Woodruff "guest must have a good track record" and I send a pre-book message that they will have to provide me with their email address in order for me to send them the rental agreement and I have not had any issues with using that option.

With my current portfolio I am on track to pay property managers just over $64,000 this year, and that doesn't include the deal I'm closing on next month.  

I’m primarily evaluating the deal I’m lending on, but I also want to see what kind of track record the borrower has in managing their financial obligations.

No experience with that one in particular but I can tell you that you are on the right track. 

the reality is BANKS left the fix and flip market after the GFC.. very few will do them unless your a premier client of theirs with a  long track record and they are doing them as a service to you. 

Though theyve never actually done any tracking, so they pull the number out of a hat.

This kind of creativity (or a massive pile of cash) is what's needed to "Cash Flow" in the near-term with a Boulder investment, but unless Boulder dramatically reverses course and halts the NIMBYSM that stops new construction in it's tracks, those who hold on for the long-term are likely to be highly rewarded. 

Quote from @Gp G.: I have a roof leak.

Finally, two other things that you can look into or talk with your CPA to see if there could be any advantages to you (you may be phased out due to income for some) is the Section 199A pass-through deduction, which would require you to start tracking hours spent on your real estate enterprise, as well as the possible CA SALT tax workaround in case you were interested in deducting more than the $10k state and local tax cap for the next few years.If you need referrals for professionals in any of these areas in the San Diego area, feel free to reach out. 

The visionary is full of ideas, has a high level of vision where he or she wants the business to go, maybe sometime loses track of the practical nuts and bolts, and is perhaps not very detailed oriented.The integrator makes it all work.