.: Fair Housing laws do not apply to roommate situations.

I have roommates in another property so buying together is not in cards. 

@Adam York most major or local areas have a Facebook groups dedicated to finding a roommate or even an apartments so if your price range is within someone budget of finding a roommate u can subject your rental.

The permanent roommate is ok (not stellar) so far no complaints on him and only one complaint by him of a bathroom hog, I would say you have a different clientele in renting a room with a shared bath.

If the tenant feels threatened by a roommate, they should work it out like adults or report it to the police.

I didn't mind the extra income but didn't really care for having roommates. 

And ditto with the single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, owner-occupied in-law suites, and roommates looking for a new roommate.

There are issues with two roommates, and would love insight on how to handle them.

Lower barrier of entry (3.5-5% down) and you get great landlording experience by sharing the space with your roommates.

The credit check gives you their payment/debt history from the past 24 months, and the background check gives high-level crime, previous address, etc. information.I supplement this with a thorough interview (I'm house-hacking and will have to live with these people though), and call their previous landlords/references/roommates to confirm that what they've told me is true.