I asked to verify employment and he claims to get direct deposit and no pay stub.

(Note to self, be wary of mill towns or one employer type towns)Now, 10 years (awful, stressful but lesson learning years) later, I'm trying to get back into the buy and hold/cash flow game. 

My best way of renting out furnished houses is giving my potential renters a sales pitch when they come in for a pre-employment drug screen. 

Since my rental is priced very attractively compared to listings in these towns, some people may now decide that the short commute is worth the lower rent in Wiscasset.This is a pretty basic trick, but hopefully one that some of you haven't thought of and can now employ. 

Recently my employer stopped paying for cell phones and now I still have my personal number that all my friends and family know.Ive had the freedom to try new service providers and simply point my GV number each time.  

This way you don't need to purchase another phone, their phone number stays the same no matter who you employ.

The house rents for $550.My issue is that she showed up with her "boss" for whom is the reference for employment, and also the only landlord reference, but to a residence that she didn't actually pay rent?

I have a full-time job and my employer offers traditional 401k.

For this kind of stuff you ideally want a company that has signed documentation that protects the investors information and anything else their virtual assistant has access to, as well as employing in-house virtual assistants.

It's the same thing if you're self-employed, have an S-Corp, etc.