I know, some will say "we don't do that, we just have it as a service because..." and look if your doing it fair and decent kudos to you for being decent.

it is a fairly good start.  

1) 50% rule is a well accepted generic approximation 2) hundreds of underwriting has shown it to be fairly close for my underwriting for a SFR purchase in San Diego.  

I noticed that its mostly for fairly large multifamily properties, like 100+ units.All other things being equal, at what property valualtion do you think it starts becoming a more reasonable approach?

The fact you brought this up on this board with this situation tells me that you are fairly new to renting by the room.  

Fair PricingThey’re not the cheapest, but they’re honest and transparent about costs.

If your goal is to have a bunch of properties for retirement, then either one will work. 

This MEDIAN rent is defined by HUD to be FAIR MARKET RENT, FMR. 

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

Both Fort Lauderdale and Pompano have fairly relaxed STR rules and regulations.