I'm guessing/hoping it's a combination of my screening, having a nicer than average unit and being responsive and respectful With the tenants.  

My concern is that without that amount of personal income available I would have difficulty establishing a sufficient amount of reserves for emergencies.

There is almost no understanding CPM- several multimillion dollar coliving start-ups have FAILED b/c they saw the demand for coliving w/out seeing the need for a respective form of property management (see HubHaus, Common, Starling, etc). 

We are looking to buy an established business with a system in place.

How are established investors finding deals? 

I am looking to hire an established Denver firm to perform a cost segregation study on a rental.

These are the rates established by the government that support housing assistance vouchers.

If you hired an agent or a broker to work with you, you'd be covered - but regulations & laws vary from place to place.Screening is best done by establishing a set of guidelines to qualify applicant tenants, then sticking to those rules to avoid legal issues (and for your own sanity).

Established on line presence5.

So far a little over a year later we are a super host and premier host on Airbnb and VRBO respectively.