I found work in the title insurance industry (which turned into a home-run employment situation with a stellar small business) and my wife started working in the office of a dentist (which also turned into the manager position for another rockstar employer).

People usually do this to influence you to choose them if they are less then stellar renters. 

And I'd suggest that a house isn't much easier than a duplex or a triplex.If you have plenty of income and two years of job history and excellent credit and a green card, go with a big bank; their rates are stellar.

You need to make sure you have a stellar team wherever you invest.

I know it is not stellar returns, but this is just how I am going to begin.

@Timothy Murphy, stellar suggestion by @Dani Beit-Or. 

She's stellar.

I don't feel like laying out a treasure map here to flood my "farm" markets and shoot myself and clients in the foot as we are getting stellar buys, but yeas sub 3% vacancy with 12%+ COC is not only possible but I am doing it literally every day for my clients. 

Staging proves to sell homes at a higher price, adds warmth and purpose to nooks and underutilized rooms, and camouflages a less than stellar rehab material list. virtual staging can be a let down for buyer expectationsTake it off market, repair the sidewalk crack, plant colorful flowers where the small circular stepping stones are, Place potted mixed colorful plants at driveway corners and to the right of sidewalk at pillar, paint garage white and front door Red, it never disappoints! 

And while we've never had your experience, we've definitely had some less than stellar rentals (like the one I'm currently typing this from in Big Bear, CA where even the essentials, like towels, have been scant to non-existent.)