You will have enough for a small downpayment on each option, depending on the area chosen in each case, and you won't have much of a cushion after closing costs. 

If you think hiring a CPA to discuss your plan, how you can do it, and all the roads you can take with that, than that is the best option for you!

Just be sure it’s documented and consistently applied to avoid any Fair Housing pitfalls.Another option is to stick with strictly quantifiable criteria—credit score, income ratio, etc.

Always options in real estate.

The most knowledgable people on market rents are the prospective renters who are currently shopping around trying to find the best option for themselves to live.

I’m trying to weigh my options, and could use help to decide the best path forward. 

We do a pretty good deal of site selection with data behind it and use experian as a data source. 

If they fail to handle it, I will do it and charge them for my time.Another change I made was to add a no-deposit option to all my residential rentals.

I’m particularly interested in strategies for scaling in the multi-family space, creative financing options, and building strong partnerships.If you’ve worked on similar deals or have insights into the best ways to grow in this industry, I’d love to hear from you.

So B2C is out, but perhaps B2B might be an option (e.g providing a streamlined solution for all of the major mortgage servicing companies for collection of payments.