You seem very green, I would highly suggest finding a property management company to do this for your while you learn the ropes and how things work.However, you can also get a copy of "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by Brandon Turner, and get some really good information.The main one's to consider are:Background check - totally clear, or will you allow certain thingsEviction history - totally clear, or will you allow if no evictions for last xx yearsIncome Requirement - usually 3x the cost of rentCredit History - totally clear, or will you allow certain thingsPets - yes or no, size, type, number of pets allowed, extra pet deposit/feeAgain, I highly suggest a property manager to assist you with this.

The teacher did try and have us study balancing a check book and calculate interest rates but the class was meant for kids who couldn't pass normal high school math.

You will learn more when you are new asking other investors what they do, how they do it, and why they do it and it will help you develop a gameplan above and beyond podcasts and books.

We've got some videos up on this subject and a chapter in my book speaks to it. 

I’ve been reading books and dabbling in the stock market and things of that nature.

Read as many RE books as you can get your hands on.

In fact, I recently wrote a book about this that explains the laws in California, some of which are nationwide laws.

He is an expert in that area and can help guide you if you are interested.

Same as @John Underwood @Madheshwaran R..Usually it is to check if they are interested in bookings that I couldn't meet due to either no availability or the rare occasion when and AirBNB and VRBO booking for the same dates at the same time.

I can write a book on it, but I do not know the solution other than to get rid of the most incompetent of the appraisers.