If one housemate leaves, the remaining tenants would have to pick-up the slack.In the case of guarantors, we would have one for each tenant in the household.

Or starting big as in buying a household in short-sale and re-selling for a 25% at least return?

If you have Student Loans or other household debt - develop a plan to accelerate paying them off. 3.

The main criteria I look for are:- Household monthly income is 3x greater than rent- Credit Score is above 625- Clean background check, no previous evictions, felony's etc.I spell this out on the application and listing to ensure only serious renters apply.

The customization offered was much better, as I can set it up to take multiple tenants on one app as a part of a household, rather than multiple apps for the same group. 

In 2015, I had to write a check to the IRS of approximately $14,000 to cover my 2014 taxes due, as despite withholding taken during the year, my total household income was such that I still owned this additional amount.

As a former AirBnB host, I used Queen size beds, nightstands, dresser, and sufficient amenities (towels, coffee, etc) to attract guests to my household.

With a strong economy, low unemployment and higher household income, there are 3 great reasons why you should consider buying that dream home this year.1.

These parameters will help decide what kind of yields you are searching for, which you can use to filter down your list of macro markets.Then I would start by looking at the macro market's fundamentals, that is the population, job and income growth over time.After that, I would look to see what the rents and home prices are and how those are trending as well.I would do a similar analysis, but at the sub-market level for the metro area you are considering investing in.Other metrics that I find valuable to understand are household income, poverty, unemployment, and educational attainment.

Gotha is only about two square miles but has an estimated median household income of $101,864.