After that I did find two identIcal duplexes near my house which is a campus rental area.

Please help me think through this hypothetical example.If I have $100k to invest and choose the stock market on a normal year I should expect annually a 7% growth year over year so in 5 years that investment grows to $133,822.If instead i take that $100K and purchase $400,000 worth of real estate on 4 identical properties with 25% down, cash flowing $250 per month each and appreciating at 3% per year what is my annualized rate of return after 5 years? 

We just tell people that in order to ensure our office maintains the consistency that is required by fair housing, we require everyone to use the identical form for their accommodation request.  

Applicant must provide proof of identity.

In most cases, the homeowners might not realize that you're the same person who mailed them last month so it's important to use some branding or identity.

For example, two rental homes almost identical in every way, one in a ski area or on a beach and the other in a suburb will be very different due to land value.

I had a deck that looked almost identical to this, and I took all of the boards off (saved them for other projects), put new decking down and new rails on.

Also in for an update on the Germantown market like @Cliff Tsang, I purchased a couple of student rentals near Temple earlier in the year and I am considering Germantown next as I like the variety of homes (it does not seem to be block after block of identically laid out rowhomes).

note: *He refuses to do any sort of online background check whether I submit the information or if he submits it- he had his identity stolen twice so now he’s super paranoid of it happening again.Question: Is there another way of doing this?

I didn't get that at all from the posts.I'm sure you would have something to share here, if you are willing to do so and the returns, like any investment are down the road, not immediate.Keep in mind, there is no one on this site that knows it all and there are probably a few who know as much anyone but that's not to say that what one knows is identical, so we share it.You can start by telling me something I don't know, make it new, different and exciting....seriously, throw out something we can sink our teeth in!