I understand the Single-family home will always be the caveat of real estate for consumers but many are looking to downsize but unfortunately can only find 2000+ sq homes that are barely cheaper than where they currently live many just say ITS NOT WORTH IT.

Require them to rent a storage unit to store the majority of their possessions so it’s an easy move out for them, just let them have the bare necessities. 

That is a lot of damage for a 12 month term, especially the chip/bare wood marks. 

I hear a lot in this community about always putting the bare minimum down.

In RE it’s the former and hence every guy even those who could barely keep their eyes open in math class gets in RE after reading some basic advice book from a guru!

It seems that most vacation condos close to the beach are overpriced currently and barely break even considering purchase price and booking rates you can charge and competition from the hotels.Wonder if I should consider other locations or am I missing some creative solutions. 

I barely know anything about those areas.

Like this for example (barely meets the 300SqFt threshold): https://www.wayfair.com/storag...Or something in the 5K-10K range that's similar.My specific circumstances: Portland, Oregon.

We have potential tenants that seem like a great fit other than the credit score is just below our requirement of 600.  Is there a good way to make up for this?  Conditional lease?  Increase deposit requirement?  

I barely, and I mean barely, break even on  renting out the unit currently.