If you have professional tenants, there may be a benefit if they know you're the owner, self managing, and have less than 4 units.

They pay more because it is furnished, utilities are included, and less hassle.

Your property management company should provide you a year to date statement on your rental properties which includes the income they collected on your behalf along with costs that you incurred from PM Fees, Repairs, utilities, etc

I'm selling my apartment furniture in Tucson, AZ from my airbnb for a 2 bedroom / 2 bath, this includes a full living room, bar stools for the kitchen, a fully stocked kitchen, and laundry room.

Its a Colorado-specific situation, I guess I should have been more specific:Portable tenant screening reports (PTSR) pursuant to HB23-1099 § 38-12-902(2.5).(2.5) "PORTABLE TENANT SCREENING REPORT" OR "SCREENINGREPORT" MEANS A CONSUMER REPORT PREPARED AT THE REQUEST ANDEXPENSE OF A PROSPECTIVE TENANT BY A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY,WHICH REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT APROSPECTIVE TENANT AND THE DATE THROUGH WHICH THE INFORMATIONCONTAINED IN THE REPORT IS CURRENT:(a) NAME;(b) CONTACT INFORMATION;(c) VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME;(d) LAST-KNOWN ADDRESS;(e) FOR EACH JURISDICTION INDICATED IN THE CONSUMER REPORT.....Link to the full Bill

We self manage all of our own units and it's worked out well for us.

We go so far as to include lawn and landscaping care in the rent, non optional, because tenants suck at cutting grass and maintaining the exterior.

This criteria is for 1-4 and 5-8 unit programs.I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

I live very minimally at home currently, still with my parents, so I would only be spending about $350 a month total, including the loan (assuming I can get it for the time period I calculated, which is 3 years), so I would still be able to put aside about $11,000 for school, a car, and the downpayment for my first deal. 

Make sure you include the cost of the new roof.....