Income should be at least 3 times as well, otherwise they'll most likely move out when you up the rent (I made this mistake once).

You can't beat the value at least.

Househack properties in 2024 sold 1-2 weeks faster than they did in 2023.Deals are tougher to negotiate as well. 2 of NYC's surrounding Counties (Westchester & Suffolk) are averaging above asking price sales on 2-4 family properties. 

but with that said, it seems like you're assuming OP will be able to have a high performing / top performing STR (which i think we would all agree would beat unleveraged market returns.) 

This is how I see it:Single-Family Homes:Pros:Larger pool of potential tenants (families).Simpler management (one tenant, one lease).Often easier to finance.May appreciate faster in some markets.Cons:Only one income stream.Vacancy hits harder financially.Duplexes:Pros:Two potential income streams.Live in one unit and rent the other (house hacking!)

We can only do the best we can trying to beat the fraudsters by leveraging tools.Regarding fake SSN the screening services picks up on mismatches.

If you were renting to an only a couple as a long term tenant and they beat each other up (domestic violence) your liability is minimal.  

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- Yes, it does take more time to schedule this:(--- Our FieldTechs do have sets of locks our locksmith has pre-keyed, so we can "rekey" a property faster.

You can't beat the price, either, or the interest rate on deposits.