Suncoast is a very big company.  

Also, make sure you have a great property management company who can be your "boots on the ground".

From there, I would like to consider a 1031 exchange in the future to acquire more units.My current property management company suggested that they could handle a mid sized apartment building but I would absolutely not consider them for it as I believe they have overextended themselves and communication is lacking.

Quote from @Jonathan Bombaci: This year, our management company, which oversees 700+ units in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, spent over $209,000 on attorney fees, primarily related to evictions.

See if you can negotiate some selling or moving expenses with the company hiring you. 

Also any tips for automating this as much as possible and how to protect the property financially and property management would be appreciated.I ALMOST understand the rental arbitrage strategy if building a company scaling with say 30 + units and looking for high short term cash flow.  

I did but each company I worked with has been bought or sold since then.

Larger company -- tried to escalate to the owner. 

I’m back now and looking for some guidance on an idea that caught my attention.An old high school friend of mine has been buying older houses, either renovating or tearing them down and rebuilding, depending on their condition.

Travel nurses are making bank and sometimes I think the locums companies provide lodging.