We give them two options for screening. they can either provide documentation that they are traveling for their job or they can pay for tenant screening.

I had two of them and both had a “small room” compared to the other rooms that we rented on the cheap and there was never any shortage of people who were happy to have a nice, clean, comfortable, affordable room to rent.

I have a track record of why it went down with dealing with two broken legs over the last two years with a few surgeries in between and can show proof of all my surgeries etc.

But here I am, trying to put a really strong offer in on a home and I’m not sure if I should go in with the mindset that it’s a 3b/2ba 1,895 sq ft or a 4b/2ba 2,055 sq ft… Seeing as I’m going to rent this one day, if I myself decide to get it assessed/permitted as square footage (which I don’t know how much of a pain it truly is), I ran some rent estimators online (RentCast.io) and the rental comp differences between those two scenarios is about $2,275/monthly vs. $2,600/monthly, which is huge!

@Royal Simpson I'd like to point out there are two different steps to the process.

If your prospect doesn't know why you've mailed them in less than 2 seconds, that card is probably getting tossed.Regarding your third question, you'll likely want to look at financing options that are more asset-based than borrower-based.

We are literally block from viewing two properties due to this law.

Rather than simply accessing part of the equity using a cash-out refi you could sell one of those properties and use the proceeds (now with 100% of the equity available including the deferred tax) to purchase two replacement properties.  

I am learning from all of you, and one day I hope to be a source of wisdom for those who post here.Since I  last posted, I have had two parties sign up on Airbnb for the place, so I am booked till the end of June. 

Zillow is also predicting that Columbus will be the third hottest market this year: https://columbusunderground.com/zillow-columbus-will-be-the-...Happy to connect if you have more questions.