INCREDIBLE.

You can see them back up with an incredibly large moving truck and start putting things in the truck, so it does not seem to be a problem of not being able to get them out of the house.

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

The VA loan is incredible.

The good news is he had a very solid explanation for why this was all happening which is what got him over the hurdle.As you mentioned this is lender specific but 620 is the minimum FICO score required. 

I had multiple FIVRR folks do work but a lot of them will create back links on sites with high toxicity scores so it actually ends up hurting you.

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

Varies a lot with credit score and experience.

As an out of state investor, I made the decision to pull my equity out as construction costs in the area are incredibly high with limited availability right now.I completely agree that luxury rentals would be my prime target for a 1031.

Unfortunately, investors typically only look at offense as that is where the points are typically scored and how well you mitigate risk is tougher to grade - until you lose it all.