I use PropertyShark to find the lot size, previous/ current owners, square footage, sale history, ect... 

It’s fantastic to hear your journey in real estate investing, especially after such a long history, starting in Washington DC and now reigniting that passion with your wife in Charlotte.

He won his first duel at age 17 and then continued racking up kills until he had bested 221 opponents, becoming one of the most successful samurai in history. 

Bank statement loans likely will not help you until you have been doing your new venture for 12 months and have some deposit history. 

If someone were so inclined they could go through your post history and find example upon example upon example of conflicting statements like this one.

I'm using a service called 'PetScreening' where the tenant fills out an application on their pet (birth date, shots, bite history, etc) and based on the answers given a 'fido score' is given to help the Landlord figure out the risk associated with the pet and the reasons why the score was given.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Running background checks on tenants, criminal, eviction, employment history are some way to determine if this is the right tenant for you. 

They likely do not have access to those easier sources of capital though because of their shady business history and practices.Good investors do not need your money or partnership.

Another period of QE will drop rates to the 3% range for a period.Ultimately, history has shown real estate values to double every 15 years.