When I launch I have posts about roommate contracts, self management from long distance, investing in a transient career, etc.

I live in MA in a condo unit with a roommate who pays me rent (I am the owner).

I generally give a 10-Day Notice To Comply accompanied by an application and an Addendum To Add Tenant/Roommate.  

Hi, my names is Jim and I'm an investor...Technically speaking, I've been investing since 2009 when I bought my first SFH and rented 2 of my rooms to my roommates I shared an apartment with.

The benefit to the tenants is that they don't need to find roommates.

When I was younger tenants in the same unit as roommates.

Are you talking about leasing to a group of 3 roommates ("hey, let's all live together"), or 3 individuals who are each essentially renting their own room and then sharing the kitchen and don't necessarily know each other?

Some cities only allow 3 unrelated people.Why not just rent out the entire house and let students pair up themselves with roommates?

Just make sure that you will be able to afford the monthly payments, even if you don't have roommates for some period of time.

My roommates dad owns a few apt buildings in LA and I can reaffirm the difficulty of managing tenants in California - he constantly shares stories about difficult tenants, especially with regards to eviction.