It's up to you if you're client will take these consolidated articles at face value or if they need an in-depth analysis then you'll have to go with subscriptions.Another recommendation I got is to follow authors from the main news publication sites that publish real estate market trends.

What I find to be most valuable: Ease of use, cost-savings and efficiency and here's what I mean: If using an interior designer to furnish your rental, they will hand you a list of supplies + furniture to buy and what I was able to do with Minoan is upload that list as a CSV file and then they come back with a quote of all of the items they can fulfill along with their respective discount. 

I recommend you budget 5% of the gross rent (for the whole place, even what the rent would be if you were living in it as a tenant) for repairs and 5% for capital expenditures.

If you want to buy in University city, I recommend staying as close to the universities possible in order to attract the best tenants and have the best room for appreciation.

., property management companies aren’t legally required to carry general liability insurance, but it’s highly recommended for protection against bodily injury or property damage claims.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I would recommend talking to many lenders/brokers to see which one has the most experience funding these loan types. 

.- I recommend avoiding condos. 

My recommendation is get a self directed IRA and have the real estate be owned by your IRAYeah,  I have heard a lot about the self directed IRA.  

I recommend beginning with a turnkey property.