My brother in law works for them, absolutely loves his job and his employer, so very hard to be objective about deciding to invest. 

Thanks for the reply, job and employment data is should help me determine upcoming demand.

I live near my properties and still would employ the same systems as I have a day job and can't be there much anymore.

She has a good-paying job, and her employment has not been affected. 

I had someone give us a fake employment letter and fake Visa last month so if it feels off, trust your gut like @Jeff Willis said.

One strategy we employ is to give preference to those who are from out of the area and here for a set period of time (and then presumably leaving back to where they are from).

I can see through DOM the contrast between those struggles and the lease ups of the better located single families in the area.I cant say with certainty this applies across the entire city but what’s known is the fact people are getting married and starting families later in life than in the past, young people have more debt than ever before thanks to student loans, the cost of buying ahome has never been higher & most  families decide to move to the suburbs when they have school aged children.

We do a lot of self employed loans and we can take your investment income in your pre approval.

If you are putting your STR on Sch C and NOT providing substantial services, you will cost yourself money long term and risk the IRS reclasses your activity (which may or may not have consequences).Nonpassive does NOT equal Income from Self Employment automatically. 

Contrast that to 2022 when units were getting multiple offers within hours of being listed.