For international applicants, consider verifying their passport and visa status, reviewing 3–6 months of bank statements and requesting a higher security deposit if allowed in your state.

Targeting landlords with 5-25 units - past the single property stage but not big enough for enterprise software that costs $500+/month.If you're in this range, I'd really value your take on whether this is worth building or if there are better solutions already out there.I think Buildium starts at $50/month, so not sure why you are using $500 figure.Have you tried Innago?

My wife (23) and I (26) are interested in learning more about real estate investment strategies, especially those that are applicable in our area. 

After I or the loan officer realized I had retirement savings that were not included so far in the application, I sent retirement account statements over to them.Afterwards, they offered me a ridiculous high line of credit on just a drive by appraisal.

Are you using any specific software for scraping or gathering off-market leads?

Two facilities a mile apart can perform completely differently based on visibility, access, competition density, and local move-in drivers.Operationally, most early mistakes happen around overestimating lease-up speed, underestimating capex for conversions or expansions, and assuming revenue management software replaces market knowledge.

If it was already there then I would keep it and ask applicants if they would like you to keep it. 

But I know you could go without a property management software like Hospitable for example and work directly on the listing platforms but it eventually comes down to dollar cost vs time cost.

A better option would be to try online software like room42.io or similar. 

The 95% rule is only applicable for short sales or if the heirs wish to purchase.