I definitely would pay attention to key macroeconomic stats such as population growth, job growth, and where companies are moving/developing.

I follow Dodd Frank, I use an RMLO, I have a title company close the sale and offer title insurance.

Anyone know of one?  State Farm just told me I have too many houses and have to move on. 

Something I discovered recently is; if you have a QBO Accountant start your company and allow the Accountant to get billed, you will get a 30% discount even after one year, but if you create your QBO without a QBO Accountant you disqualify yourself from their Accountant discount. 

In our experience, the #1 mistake landlords make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.

Plus, there's huge appreciation potential here since there's so many companies moving/developing here (Intel headquarters, Amazon, FB, Google, Nationwide, and recently Anduril).

I use one of the most expensive snow removal companies in town for a 16-plex that has 240 linear feet of sidewalk and 10,000 square feet of parking lot.

Do you recommend making relationship with property management companies?

Quote from @Jonathan Glumac: I work for a MF Development Company in Texas and I want to get my realestate license.

. - Most Fortune 5000 (and others) companies do this.