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I try to find out what expenses can be eliminated, decreased or offloaded to the tenant instead of just rely on rent hikes 

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Defined under the O.C.G.A 16-8-102, Mortgage Fraud is defined as knowingly makes any deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission during the mortgage lending process with the intention that it be relied on by a mortgage lending process.

I've learned my lesson about relying on turnkey acquisition & management.

Even though I have a great corporate sales job with a W2 income over $200k annually, I've always known I didn’t want to rely on that income forever.

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Are there specific tools or methods you rely on to get more accurate estimates?

Since you asked about underwriting, you could potentially have other revenue such as add on services so I would t rely on solely platform revenue in this case. 

For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.