Staff often seemed to focus on one requirement at a time, and only moving on to others as each was taken care of, instead of starting them all at the same time.

Make sure you have insurance.  

Quote from @Peter Walther: I think you'll find most, if not all title insurers, will require the DIL to be dated and executed subsequent to default in order to insure. 

@Chungying ChuIf you want more liability coverage, ask your insurance company if you can increase it.

Further, people committing to a rental for 6 months or more tend to treat the furnishings with much more care than the 30 day stay tenant. 

I know that RTR positions themselves as “turnkey” but the reality is that they are more of a hybrid model - they set you up with everything you need and facilitate relationships with lenders, insurance, property managers, and so forth - but they are not the actual service providers.

During the escrow/title process, you are finalizing loan documents, reviewing title documents (HOA disclosures if applicable, title reports, etc), obtaining homeowner's insurance, and preparing to wire your funds to title. 

As far as the insurance claims, I've had many. 

.: Quote from @Andrew Steffens: Curious what is the purchase price and taxes/insurance/HOA?

If the above is true, the income will offset the debt in the DTI calculation, so who cares?