By requiring licensing that you think is so onerous, which is usually quite easy to complete and reasonably priced  maybe $1,000 and somewhere between a day and 2 weeks of online classes, we can protect a segment of people that need protection.

Rentmarketplace.com helps with the online application process.

I would go online and check other rentals in your area to see what other management companies are out there, and start contacting them.

This is what I did for a cabin I built in Gatlinburg:  We took a few royalty-free photos of the area off of the internet, and submitted them to an art site online whereby they make a painting of the photo.  

Many PHAs allow you to apply online, but some may require a paper application.

We've also done around 25 million in seller carry backs, and refinanced around 25 million from the portfolio.

I setup one QBO (Quickbooks Online) account to handle multiple LLCs. 

Theres a lot of place online to list like apartments.com, facebook marketplace, realtor.com, trulia, rent.com.

I agree that looking online is only going to get you so far, but I am trying to educate myself as much as possible before taking the next step.I am early on in the process where I am looking at areas that are long distance, as I live in a HCOL area.

Well, what if the program was dropped from $10,000 to $2,000 but the entire guru coarse was through videos and online learning and it dropped the overall success rate to only 50% of the people buying only 1 house gaining only $40,000 in equity on that one house and after the course they felt somewhat confident that they could duplicate the process after the year was over.