The state website can also be very informative. 

I can accurately estimate utility costs as most util companies have estimated usages and amounts on their websites, but costs like maintenance, CapEx, make ready, etc., are much harder to estimate.

However, the reality is that a tenant can break their lease at any time by just not paying and the owner will lose that income; so a lease is just a false sense of safety. 

Their assertion:Which is false based on this email sent to investors (note: redacted to protect privacy.)

You can look on websites like https://www.corporatehousingbyowner.com/search/United-States... and https://www.furnishedfinder.com to see what similar houses are rented for.

This is all a safety net for landlords to not have any liability from a tenant if they are providing false information.

Spent a minute on their website and this in particular stood out to me as a red flag.

@Henry Perez  Things like websites, bios and marketing materials help on credibility as well as your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles. 

Another way is to check out this website.

She was very pleasant and explained that their website doesn’t work, which we thought was a bit unusual.