The key is not being pretty but serving the intended function of your clients.People by nature tend to want to mess around with things too much.

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After the crash, many were lured into this asset class, perhaps as a function of trying to chase after REO and found themselves hearing this "NPN" mentioned over and over.

I would say that 4/2.1 would be ideal.6.Modern features such as a functional 2-person master bath, social kitchen, attached 2+ car garage, central heat and/or AC, non-gold features, etc.7.Clean, decent, functional yard (low cost of upkeep, so no pool and probably no water feature)8.B neighborhood or better, and on a decent or better street.9.Attractive curb appeal.

By definition the records are not in one database as the courts are generally organized along county or state lines.Have you googled for tenant screening services?

Note: it is not a lease option.Could I use a standard purchase contract and a standard lease together to perform the same function?

By the time you will pass along your homes to your kids they will be functionally obsolescent junk in most cases.

They are connected with First American Title, so definitely not a shady organization. 

They don't know much about the asset class, the market, or how the DST world functions!

Short term rentals require the same down payment for us as long term, but it's really more about how organized the borrower is and how much he wants to be involved in the business vs. being a passive investor.