Most property management companies are licensed realtors with extensive experience working with investors and providing valuable insights into their local market.

Below is a link to the rent assistance program in Canton, Ohio; I would collect the current rent from the family and then provide them with this resource for help with future payments. 

I’m trying to find a way to get her SSN, any service that provides the SSN search?

I am 100% ok with my w2 providing me income to maintain my life and grow a nest egg for the later aspect of life  

When your a housing provider where good decent people want to live, well the rest just has a way of taking care of itself, it really does. 

Marcus & Millichap’s report also mentions the importance of universities to Pittsburgh’s rental market, “The considerable number of universities in Pittsburgh will provide a diverse hiring pool for the area’s growing tech sector in 2017 and beyond.

I feel this gives me the flexibility to find the right solution for my client and not just sell what my bank offers.I'll also throw in my 2 cents on common differences I've seen in my career:CDFIs - Because of their subsidized financing structure, they have the ability to be a low cost lender (and sometimes provide grants).

If they haven't already, ask both of them to provide a detailed scope of work and then compare pricing based on the scope they provide.

Should I provide my guests with bottled water or a Brita water filter or leave it up to the guests to bring their own water?

In the latter case, I would still use QB to enter info provided by the 3P servicer and to maintain my general ledger for the lending business.