While rent rates do increase, so do the potential headaches of managing multiple tenants.For example, here in Bryan and College Station, TX, you can get an extra 10% by renting out rooms individually.

I wanted to see if folks had feedback on how the market is doing this year… looking at AirDna (obviously historical data) , it seems like my numbers will work out.

Data said one thing, reality another

If you want to shield yourselves as the owners of the properties, then I guess it's possible, but not sure why you want that extra accounting headache.  

The data is 5 years old but hasn't changed significantly.

Some lenders conduct internal soft pulls and don’t release reports because it’s just an “inquiry” others will do full hard pulls with Factual Data or Xactus for example and those generally are full hard reports that can be shared (should be at least..)

So I have been researching making an extra principal payment every year and how it will cut down your mortgage to between 21-23 years.

To add to what @Jonathan Greene wrote:1) Understanding the local market, so you know what Neighborhood Class your building is located in, what Class your Building is (condition & amenities), and what corresponding class of tenants will be attracted.2) Using all this data to properly set your expectations and a realistic ROI.3) How to better screen prospective tenants, including catching fraud, so your property performs better.

I one tried to buy a house where the seller was being assessed/taxed for an additional house that was NOT on the property but was actually on the neighbors property and they had been paying an extra $1k or so in taxes for this extra small house for ~10 years!!!

I like the Share Group for skip tracing, its not cheap, but great data is worth gold.