@John Smith Who do you think will screen applicant prospects better:1) A Realtor that gets a one-time commission and never has to deal with the applicant again.2) A Property Management Company that has to deal with the applicant for the entire time of their lease and if the tenant doesn't pay on time, explain to an owner why.

I'd like to buy a place in my home town and live there until remote work ends or I want to move on. I'd fix it up a bit while there. After I move I'd like to rent it out. The problem is the numbers just don't seem to ...

The basics don't need to be covered, I know my market, I know how much I am looking to spend, I have already reached out to HML and agents in my prospective market, I have read the books on estimating rehab costs, and book on flipping houses. 

You could drive around your prospective neighborhoods and look for those "We buy ugly houses for cash" signs. 

I have a 5 BR/2 BA single family home that's RM-1 zoned. It's very hard to find single family that will occupy all 5 bedrooms. So would this be a good idea to give tenant flexibility to host airbnb on the unoccupied r...

Can I transfer the license to prospective buyer and have that as a selling point in future?

If you're not "assisting in procuring a tenant", but merely checking the security of the property on a regular basis per your written agreement with the owner and the owner schedules the prospect at at time when you're at the property anyway, you "should" be safe as long as you don't discuss the property amenities or lease terms.

I think a lot of us seem to only think of evictions in the term of nonpayment but everything you said brings it all into prospective.

Overall it looks like an interesting prospect, but I'd probably go into more detail on the expenses before buying.

Making a yes / no decision partially based on whether or not they are in a stable relationship sounds like fertile grounds for a future lawsuit for a sue happy prospective tenant.