Many great tenants would not even consider signing a 2-year lease, so you may be missing out of some of the market.From our rental criteria:FINANCIAL/CREDIT HISTORY1.No outstanding debt to previous rental property owners.2.No outstanding debt to utility companies.3.No outstanding debt in excess of $1000 that is not in a payment plan.4.No excessive monthly financial obligations - more than 20% of income.5.Lack of credit history or marginal credit history may result in additional security deposit. 6.Derogatory credit (past due accounts, collections, charge off accounts, tax liens, judgements in excess of $1000 and/or bankruptcy) may result in additional security deposit or denial.

Additionally, I learned that 90% of condo owners, in this building, actually are renting out their units.

Full search, perhaps additional risk premium.

I agreed to review existing report, in addition to getting my own inspection done by an inspector I trust.

Thus if it is one month's rent lease up fee, and you expect the property to turn every 3 years, then divide that amount into 36 months, and add it to your other expected costs. 

This conversion was done without proper permitting and approvals from the city and obviously the additional bedrooms are not showing in the county records.

In addition, if you chat with an attorney, you can start to get yourself familiar with the rental laws now, before you come upon a situation where you need to know where you legally stand and what your rights are as a landlord.

Because in addition to the less stringent seasoning requirements, a lot of these local banks will allow you to put the loan under an LLC name, and you give an unlimited personal guarantee (also known as a contingent liability). 

Additionally, because I am recently a 1099 employee, I don't qualify for conventional mortgages or FHA loans, so the appeal of house hacking isn't as applicable here.

In addition to running the screening report, on your online application request previous landlord's phone numbers as well as their number for their place of employment.