My main concern are shared spaces like the pool and hot tub (turnoff for some renters), huge parties (when both are rented together), shared internet, logistics (multiple locks, parking, etc)Thanks for any insight!

There's a little middle ground that I try to get both parties to meet at. 

That said: I stay away from townhomes due to the presence of HOAs; they can make decisions you are not party to which can materially effect your cash flow.

I believe that the hardest part is the first house.  

Most Fortune 500 companies now use a 3rd party verification service that charges the employee and requires them to get a code they can then give to the PMC to do the employment verification.

@Jonathan Greene, I agree for the most part.  I

The Samsung is well supported in the community, people write 3rd party apps for it and is one of the more popular products.There are others that have more flexibility, but take more work to setup.

A third party likely purchased that debt from the original lender (uncollectible by typical debt collector standards) for pennies on the dollar. 

Fools investmentThere's a fire- cannot rebuild and investor loses everything; owner ruins his credit; injured tenant sues everyone; everyone broke.Lender calls the loan- everyone losesPaying down a loan does not reduce a payment, this is not a HELOC so that part is not math.There is zero equity to loan on, no one will loan on this.What would buyer have to do to convince a poor elderly person to take this risk- scare them, threaten, lie?

The hardest part is the space between 1 and 5 years.