I briefly considered signing my STR over to an arbitrage group last year under much less favorable terms last year.If this suites you it may be advantageous.

When you start "picking" tenants or doing favors or acts of kindness for tenants is really when you can get yourself in legal trouble. 

The numbers I’ve been running look really promising from a short-term rental (STR) perspective, and the area seems to have favorable STR regulations—or at least a lack thereof.

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My thought is is use the Rent Ready feature of reporting his payment history to the credit bureau so it can work in his favor as a trade line, but I'm wondering if this is an unnecessary added step since he can already pull transactions on his bank side. 

Favorable Zoning: Griffin’s “MDR in-fill” zoning allows for smaller homes on compact lots without the need for variances, simplifying the building process.

If so, how are some of you running ARV's everyday without asking an agent for multiple favors a day?

But remember that what is favorable now could come unfavorable in the future as they readjust over time.Reasons many landlords avoid vouchers include the hassle of the extra inspections, the perception of a worse tenant, and maybe the inconvenience of getting rent from two different parties. 

Many here are most likely in this asset class and have dealt with evictions so they favor a larger guarantee and don't mind a hefty turnover if the tenant stays 5 plus years as the higher grade areas there will be more turnovers than that though the charges will be less per turnover. 

Sometimes friends/family will give you a favorable rate so it might be worth asking.