We will see more investors walk away because the properties aren't performing well, but other investors will pick them up and the quantity will remain high.Rates are anyone's guess.

I just randomly picked Cincinnati and looked for duplexes in your price range.

Maybe I can even pick up some tips on how to be a better loan officer as well.

Most big cities have good Facebook groups dedicated to STR in their area and is a good way to connect with tons of hosts in the area and pick their brain. 

When you do that groups of people will apply, rather than random individuals.

We can only do the best we can trying to beat the fraudsters by leveraging tools.Regarding fake SSN the screening services picks up on mismatches.

At the numbers you are talking about and where the market is heading you could pick up some very high quality NNN national credit tenant properties as commercial continues to recover. 

And they need to be tailored to what you can pick up about the recipient regarding their culture and all.

The last few years we've just been nickel and dime-ing it--  picking up small value add add-ons near existing properties and recently did a "trade-up" 1031 exchange sale/purchase for a newer/better neighborhood property with one less but larger higher rent units.

However, if you've picked up on signs of potentially problematic behavior during your interactions, you might be able to highlight them by adding “good tenant conduct” to your list of standards.