But I'm still fairly new to MTR/STR so I'm learning as I go.

If you already have a solid team in place with your first property adding a second should be fairly easy.

He is 44, lives alone, has a landscaping business that is doing fairly well.  

Fair housing doesn't say anything about credit score.

We aren’t looking to pay one of those “guru’s” that feed you a bunch of crap.

You acquire real estate that has meaningful appreciation that can be realized, not merely buying a bunch of doors in stagnant markets with appraised equity that's can't be realized when the property is sold. 

If so, why not partner with someone else that can help you fund the deal, either 100% or have your money partner fund 20% and a commercial bank fund 80% then flip it and split the profits w/ your money partner at whatever split you all think is most fair? 

Is it fair?

How is this fair to the broker?))

I'll then list my properties on the high end of whatever I think fair market rent is.