So far I have check TransUnion smartmove which only does based on self reported income, but I am looking for verification from the employer itself.. 

You seem to be focused on cash flow based on the emphasis placed on the 10 Cap in your pos but you also describe the neighborhood as "shady" which I interpret to be a lower barrier/ at best "C" neighborhood.

These got busted for setting up accounts without customers consent.

Based on my research, it seems this company is owned by Larry Anderson.

Very involved in the REI community here, sponsors part of the REI Central meetup each month, works with a large portion of the investor base here.

And based on my business, and from what I am seeing with market activity, it is still very much a sellers market for those type of properties so many investors don't seem concerned about these proposed regulations.  

However, typically, property taxes are based on the assessed value of the property and the applicable tax rate.In your example, it seems you're referring to the timing of payments rather than the calculation of the tax itself.

I am based in Pensacola, FL and looking to purchase a duplex for the purpose of house hacking to get my feet wet in the REI game.

.- rentals do not go under an S-corp, which is why a separate PM company was suggested- S-corp technique on reducing SE tax is both tricky and costly, and you cannot set up your salary arbitrarily- you can only base your 401k on the part that IS subject to SE tax- you usually cannot generate enough "earned income" from this 2-companies setup to make it worthwhile for 401kSee, it is not simple.

Once you figure out the answers to these two questions, you can start to narrow down what markets make sense for you based on the FRED economic data: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/