I told him that if he provided proof of this (saying a simple screenshot would suffice), I would take that into consideration.

There are a number of downsides to consider with a portfolio loan:(1) if one of your properties struggles sufficently enough, and you can't cover your payments, a lender can foreclose on both of your properties(2) should you look to sell one of the two properties, there will likely be release provisions that make you pay down the loan beyond the amount of the allocated debt(3) given the properties are in separate markets, they will get valued differently and thus potentially have different criteria for satisfying loan underwriting.

One long evening should suffice for a small metro area.

Would letter from hiring company be suffice?

If they do accept to move out/transfer to B, would a simple letter signed by both parties describing the cash for keys deal suffice? 

@Lutcien SebertLook at it another way, if you had an employee who said I wasn’t working today because of the rain would that suffice as an excuse?

@Sasha TeteraThere are several considerations that can go into the analysis of whether you need an LLC or whether a large insurance policy will suffice.

Or will out-of-state representation suffice?

So 6 seems like a reasonable starting point that won’t be TOO much as a first time investment property. 4 or 5 will suffice just fine.

I read online that a spouse will suffice