I live 5 minutes from Joshua Tree and I know they currently have a huge plot of land (assuming their all AirBnb's) filled with 25-30 air streams, all identical with outdoor showers  lined up in rows on what looks to be 2 acres.

For the background check a number of those services allow the tenant to verify their identity online and pay for the screening costs directly to the provider so that would save you the trouble of collecting an application fee.Hope that helps as that is the process I recommend but may be different from other people here on BP.  

The formula we use for comparing returns is:ROI = ((Rent - Debt Service - Management Fee - Insurance - Real Estate Tax - Periodic Fees) x (1 - State Income Tax))/(Down Payment + Closing Costs + Estimated Rehab Cost)As an example, suppose you found the identical property (not realistic, I know) in Austin, Indianapolis and Las Vegas.

Doesn't have to be an entity, on contracts (specifically here in CO), there is an option to check that the buyer doesn't want their identity released.

Looking at a deal where the insurance on the building and flood insurance are identical, doubling that cost of insurance per year.

They look identical.

The dollar return on this one deal didn't change.If you can invest your remaining $75k cash in three identical deals that return $10k each, you will make a total of $40k with your $100k investment, or a 40% ROI.

Low and behold the house next door had been sold in 2012, its street number was only 4 digits different (as in 8523 for subject property and 8527 for alleged house next door)Then I looked at the description of the sold comp and it was identical to the description of the property detail listed on my subject property.Current situation, it appears that that house became an REO and the bank or a 3rd party investor is now receiving rent payments from a tenant who has lived there for at least a year.

@Bob HinesYour post introduces some very distinct perspective to this discussion, especially with the clarity on the histroy of STL......The 2 STLs (City and county), do they have identical/similar markets?

This is the same reply I put on the other identical post.