Will you be managing this yourself or with a local company?

I work for Evernest, a full-service PM company, here in Birmingham. 

Also, make sure you have a great property management company who can be your "boots on the ground".

I know that I have to rely heavily on a solid property management company to not only maintain but to help find me deals as our relationship grows.

Look for growth in a new company or 2.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

Go search the topic "Lifestyle Asset University" here on Bigger Pockets and you will see a longer thread with a lot of opinions (most are not members) but still worth a read as there are a half a dozen paid members from our group who have commented on that thread.We were formerly called Lifestyle Asset University, but I didn't realize that you couldn't use the word University in your company name here in Utah so we changed our name to Vodyssey. 

Through my studies, I met my current employer, who owns a construction company where I serve as the Sales Director.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

People are buying everything online now - groceries, household appliances, even cars - without actually inspecting the product before they buy it.I guess companies should do away with refund policies, satisfaction guaranteed policies, etc.