Reading is great but I find that going out and just looking at properties will start giving you a deeper understanding.  

Don't rely on them giving you a credit check either, pay your $35.00 (or whatever it is), get them to sign a release and deep-dive into their credit history. 

Thank you @Rachel C.Thanks for digging deeper. 

The covid19 pandemic has caused me to take a deep dive in to looking at all aspects of my finances and motived me to pursue financial freedom. 

@Orly Howard, without doing a complete deep dive into the analysis, I like the 2 separate homes. 

Not sure how far along you are in the process of learning but make sure you educate yourself prior to diving in.

Last year I came out to SLC with the intention of picking up an investment property and the deeper I dug into it the more nuanced I noticed the local market being.  

Our screening process dives deep to find the truth out with an applicant's prior rental history.

There are at least a handful in any given market, you just need to dig deeper.

We will request a profit and loss and profit from a bank account that you are getting deposits - business transactions3) Higher Credit Score - 640 + - Deeper dive into self employment (see #1 and #2)