Sounds like their combined income likely beats your other tenants.Your gut is probably your best bet and you need to go with it. 

For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

I never made more than $100k in a year working until my last year of employment, and still managed to retire at 50 with a lifetime pension from a combination of military and public service.

It’s s about knowing how to position yourself in markets where demand remains resilient, even when global STR margins are tightening.So yes, I completely agree that the game has changed, but for those willing to tackle the hard stuff in overlooked international markets with large American populations, the opportunity to combine cash flow with long-term appreciation is very much alive.

As to Grant Cardone, you have to have capital to do a bigger deals... and syndications is one way you can do that (which as I understand it is the deal that Grant pitches)... combine  your money with others to do the big deal... but at the end of the day, you own $20,000 worth of a $10 million deal if you put in $20,000.  

The Roi combined for 3 duplexes after repair will have an ROI of 4.47.

No money troubles but I did lose my whole family earlier this year and dealing with some health issues as well so I don't really appreciate his extra unnecessary unwarranted crap everytime I have to deal with him and really im just trying to save my home, it's all I have left.

Sandwich LO are even better.First and foremost, NEVER combine the two into one contract as the seller.This topic is a seminar unto its own, in order to fully explain what I wrote above, and to understand the why and how. 

I don't love the idea of having prepayment fees and a mortgage on my free and clear property but if I do a combination of things I would be able to make an above garage apartment at house 3 for 15k-20k that rents out for $1100-$1300.

The combination of OOS + S8 is toxic.