. ;)As far as who to rent to: the group with the better credit history, higher scores, no or least criminal background, most stable job history, rent history etc.

My daughter operates it for me. 

I know my daughter just rolls her eyes when her mom and I get talking about it. 

Up to 80% if FICO is over 780, no appraisal under $250k value.First Republic - CAFremont Bank- CAFrost Bank - TXFulton Bank, PA, NJGFA Federal Credit Union 10 yr draw, 10 yr repay, MA, NHGranite State CUNH 90-100%Great Lakes Credit UnionChicago area ILGTE FinancialTampa, Sarasota area FL w 2 yrs tax history on propertyHanscom FCU, TXHSBC 70%, for premier clients only.

And I’ll let you in on my experience of 40 plus years in real estate, and having personally met many of he older time gurus; take away the slick presentation (prepared by a marketing firm in either Las Vegas, Nevada, or in Provo, Utah), the “glamour” shot appearance makeover, the unsubstantiated resume and personal history, and the buzz words and motivational bs, and what you’re left with is most times a salesman/marketer and NOT someone who has had much if any success investing in real property.   

Lots of lenders in the STR space will disguise themselves as a low doc or DSCR loan when it really is more of a pseudo-conventional loan or a DSCR/Conventional hybrid, and as a result they will ask you for the necessary documents from a DSCR/low doc loan plus documents that would be necessary for a conventional loan (personal income, mortgage payment history from all owned RE, etc.)

I have PropStream, and looked at 3 houses I have been involved with and 2 of them don't even have the transactions I was involved in listed in the history. 

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

This includes having a good credit history, stable income, and sufficient assets for a down payment.