I'm at a full understanding that best practice with hotels is to separate the property from the business by establishing a separate operating LLC (Operator).

I am going to be practicing a lot of deal analysis and wanted to connect with someone investing in the Birmingham area please.  

Not that you aren't doing that already, I don't know, but what I do know is that doing the above activities 40 hours a week will practically guarantee you success. 

Including the move-out inspection report is also a great practice, as it clearly documents the condition of the property when the tenants left.

Baltimore can be a complete headache with so many simultaneous dynamics it can be very challenging to stay on top of.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Quote from @Joey Andres: Some landlords will improve with practice.

If you want to learn more about the practice (and art) of safely and securely finding and funding a PML to see if it's for you, check out my book on BiggerPockets called Lend to Live: Earn Hassle-Free Passive Income in Real Estate with Private Money Lending. 

Explain in details...I would love to learn about best practices!

I've been practicing law for 20 years, and I can tell you there is a big difference between a "real estate" attorney and one who specializes in property management.