Companies need a sizeable population for their tenant pools.The price of homeowners insurance is an excellent barometer of disaster risk.Low operating costs.

This is excellent info.

That was an excellent non-answer to my question, Skyler. hihi :)No they are not all the same. some are only interested in dealing with conventional purchases other are as you say better at handling assignments or double closes, some are commercial specialty, etc....A investor friendly one would be, at least from my point of view, one that understands there may need to be some last minute wheeling, dealing, and adjustment made to close a deal, understand what needs to be done and do not freak out about creative deals.Maybe my understanding or thoughts are wrong but that's what I meant by investor friendlyregards :) 

Rentvine's excellent customer service spoils me, and I can't imagine using software with lousy customer service. 

Thats an excellent area and so excited for you to get started in your RE journey.

Excellent response. 

Quote from @Duarte Marques: Hey BP community, I'm new to real estate investing and have been studying (reading books, watching webinars, constructing excel cash flow models,...) close to a year.

The LLC isn't the important part, it's the operating agreement- you should defintiely hire an excellent and local attorney to do that for you.

Our home is located in a great neighborhood, right next to excellent schools, close to several hospitals, and other amenities. 

While some lenders may offer it, these scenarios often require near-perfect alignment of high DSCR ratios (1.2x+), excellent credit, and property cash flow projections that are difficult to meet with this leverage.