By recognizing the signs and implementing effective preventative measures, landlords and property managers can protect themselves from potential scams.

Whether we agree with these items or not, the following are inflationary government policies: stimulus, student debt relief, tariffs, increased child tax credits, limited immigration, and big government deficit spending.

They are designed to protect the seller (I have disclosed this), but not to substitute an inspection by the buyer.Sellers can only disclose what they have knowledge of.

Virtual offices in Spain usually include a professional fiscal and commercial address specifically designed to meet legal requirements and protect your personal assets.

Now, I see you are in Seattle, which much like Portland, has extensive tenant protections.

Quote from @Kyle Carter: What role does insurance play in protecting your investments.

I've also heard of requirements to own for at least one year before you can use the home as a STR.Hawaii is a leftist state that doesn't protect private property rights.

Where is vacancy, maintenance/cap ex, asset protection, PM (include it even if self managing as you deserve to be compensated for your efforts), utilities, misc.  

The landlord should be named on the tenant's insurance policy for additional protection and to assist with tracking compliance.

It offers flexibility as a landlord to be able to offer more or less rooms as needed, protection to the landlord in that you can hedge with adding LTR or STR to the mix, and simplification to the business as your only dealing with one address.