I would use a service such as vacationrentaldesk.com for this.A direct booking is no more risky than a booking through VRBO or Airbnb; they aren’t verifying identity, either.In fact, my own company has taken thousands of reservations over 19 years, and we don’t verify identity.  

It usually takes a few minutes for your account to be verified at sign up before posting on the forums. 

You'll want to do your own due diligence to verify the ARV is accurate.When viewing the physical property, document the entire condition of the property.

Think of it this way: if we were to screen tenants on criminal background, credit, eviction history, landlord references, and income (3X that of rent and employee verified), even with 25 tenant applications, it's difficult to find a reliable tenant to match all those criteria.

Emails answered untimely, POF banks and realtors have had extremely difficult verifying.

Set them up for ASSET PROTECTION, NOT to hide your identity.  

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

In either case, you should verify that you are eligible to transfer the funds from your existing retirement account (e.g. if the funds are in your current employer 401k, you will likely not be able to transfer until you quit your job).Considerations in Setting up a Solo 401k to invest in real estate:1.

If given a choice between one paid-in-full property and two identical properties with 50% leverage, the latter will always out perform in the long run.  

I'm trying to verify if this is correct and if so, how much more expensive (ballpark) can the one without standard exceptions be?