Location and Market Trends: Evaluating the importance of location, neighborhood dynamics, and market trends.Mastering these underwriting tricks and understanding their applications will equip us to make informed, profitable investment decisions.

Regarding skip tracing, Tracers is a good resource as TLO has been declining more folks the past year When I had my HML shop we had an Accurint product that was called fraud detector for loan applications.. it was amazing  what is out there. 

Your agent will have the comps and she might know more about the property than you may know because she has access to the applicable  information or she knows where to get it.  

There are lenders that will allow up to 85% financing on an investment property and 90% on a second home purchase assuming applicant meets program requirements. 

@Carolyn Mazzola unless I'm missing something, appears you are confusing Property Management Software (PMS) with a Property Management Company (PMC).PMCs employ PMS to better manage properties & tenants.If you invest OOS, who will be your boots on the ground?

They do NOT partner with banks and they do NOT do anything but fill out credit card applications.

Documentation of applicants prior experience managing rental units or other background involving property maintenance. 

Their application doesn't ask for many details, just like when I filled out a comparable form 20+ years ago, although I was legit.

3) What feedback are they giving you about inquiries, showings, feedback & applications?

For bookkeeping and financial management, using accounting software such as QuickBooks, Xero, or Wave can streamline the process.