The home I invested in is an older home but with renovations done to it a couple of years ago. 

I think it is the city I purchased in. I

If the goal is to flip properties but the market you're doing that in is a HEAVY buyer market then that may not be the best decision.

What state is it in? I

I want to develop strategies and criteria that will help me analyze deals and find properties to invest in. I

Aside from the horrible context you put the good news in; I do commend you on a successful forray into real estate investing and encourage you to do it again.

.), and then when the potential tenants called in, I would speak to them for a few minutes, explain the requirements, get some sort of verbal confirmation on some or all of the requirements, and then invite them to different showing times I had set up.

I wouldn't wait until you receive the money to get in. I

Here are some questions I ask myself when underwriting properties, and speaking with potential investors.What am I working with as my initial investment ( equity) I am putting in? Is

Before he moved in I told him to call the utility company and register it under the meter # to the house he will be renting.