LLC offers better legal protection.3) Setting up in states that allow your identity to be hid is also overblown.

I’ve been manually scouring Zillow/MLS for deals, but it’s time-consuming, and I’d love to streamline this.2.Has anyone experimented with using machine learning models (like classifiers or regression models) to rate properties based on their condition from MLS listing photos?

I can do that through charging points, but since I'm getting it at a lower rate than you could as a consumer, I prefer to mark up the rate while still being lower than most others in the market.

Our cleaning fee covers professional clean, laundry service, and consumables. 

That is just not realistic in this current market.So in my opinion it's important to expose yourself to a large number of deals, so you can develop an intuitive sense of what's reasonable and what's not (and quickly discard the ones that aren't).And it's true that there is no way to 100% protect from fraud (and not just in passive real estate investments but even in public stocks etc.).

Before this law, however, I only accepted applicants with "garnishable" income to help protect the landlord in the event we ended up with a defaulting tenant.

DTI ratios are generally used in consumer/residential (aka primary) mortgages when the property is in your personal name.

The laws protect vs detract the operations.

Lenders often have strict policies when a property is in a FEMA-designated disaster area to protect their risk, even if the property isn’t directly impacted.

Consider whether an LLC is right for you—it can provide liability protection but isn’t essential for a single property, as personal liability insurance and an umbrella policy may suffice.