I have done many deals where I was nervous and anxious and questioning myself, but after a while you work through it and do it anyway ... but smartly.The first thing you should do, if you haven't already, is take a good look at your current situation (income, expenses, job security, etc) and project into the future of what you want your life to look like and then work backwards filling in the gaps.

@Vasudev KirsAll parties must fill out application and have credit and background check.  

If you have a resource that you can quickly check approximate rate without filling out pages of information, I would appreciate this! 

I've never had to fill out a form online (and as the owner, I might be annoyed if I had to do that-just being honest).They let me know when a lease is coming up for renewal, if someone breaks their lease and once a new tenant is in place.

Congrats on the new job.Some things to keep in mind is to have systems in place : maintenance,bookkeeping,management, filling vacancies etc.Know your SWOT  (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)The city requires a property manager if the owner lives more than 20 miles from the property.

Many of those remote buyers will not be able to afford to fill up monster trucks and SUVs to make that commute to work.I'll be interested to see how zoning changes/increased density actually works.When I lived in CA almost all my staff lived with family. 

Keep networking and filling in the gaps as many people in my position are looking to collaborate with people with your skills too.

There are two forms typically to fill out. 

It will take a couple months to fill it with tenants.

You are not scrambling to get 4 units filled at the same time  You can definitely ask for it to be vacant but it will depend on what the lease say.