All over the web.

It is a lofty goal with no easy path to accomplishment, but what you describe seems unlikely to accomplish the goal.Note most people on this site are RE investors.  

A good place to get an idea of what they look like is to go to one of the crowdfunding sites.

For anyone that is looking at developing or purchasing an STR in Packwood, WA I would take a peek at the numbers that are on the rental sites and the amount of bookings. 

You can also print out the tracking information from the USPS website too.Given this, if a tenant asked for money back a year and a half later, I'd ignore the request.

@Caleb Rehg  I would advise your first step is to search this site for college student rentals and student rentals and read all you can. 

If you are just looking to network I would go the route of meetups locally (you can check above at the toolbar, hoover over forums then to the right you have events and meetups.If you are looking to wholesale and build a list of buyers that fix and flip for deals you may have then I would pull lists from 3rd party sites like Property Radar or propstream.

Some sites are not able to provide back a credit score, because they don't know how you will handle the data. 

If you are using a third-party site to conduct the background checks, sometimes they have the option to send a person, a denial letter, and due to the fair credit act it may be required to send them a notice, informing them that you checked their credit and background so that they have a receipt that it was completed.

Comparisons between strategies have been posted probably hundreds of times on this website.