I just put in a contract on a home. It's set to close next week. Quite a bit of documentation and "up my ass" stuff on what my spending was on from my bank statements etc. 800+ credit too. I didn't mind providing the documentation but it was far from just a couple paychecks. I agree though this real estate market is very hot pretty much everywhere
From what I could tell they seem to ignore Credit as long as its over ~700 or so. They just want to establish stable employment history so they know you arent going to default In 6 months.