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

You can turn always turn the home into a rental but at origination, your intent must be to live there within 60 days.A twist a lender can answer: The service member will be living there in 6 months but the spouse and kids can go early.

[Source: Census Bureau]TP: This increase in MF supply should help to keep rental rate increases in check, which should also be good news for “shelter” costs and overall inflation.A 5% cap on rental rate increases?

I slept well at night, even with a portfolio of SF rentals in my name, because I had a $2M umbrella.When done correctly, an LLC adds another layer. 

Contingencies for fourplex properties include inspection, financing, appraisal, rental income, and pest inspection.

Agreed on the in-kind not being the best way to fly, but it was necessary for at least a couple of years - RMD's exceeded rental income and selling wasn't an option. 

Here is an article from 2022 - https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/politics/vacation-rentals-in-j...It talks about the judges ruling about certain homes not being STRable.

Depending on the lender for a DSCR rental property loan, rates will be about 0.125% to .25% lower if you put 25% versus 20% down on an investment property purchase if it's the same borrower credit score and profile being analyzed. 

I would give him a written notice that the smoke is damaging my rental and annoying the neighbors.

This is my first rental.