Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

Find a good insurance broker in your area that can shop the various policies out there.

Your question has been debated between BP tax experts both privately and publicly, for example here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/819991-expens...And we ended up where we started: no consensus and no clarity.There have also been court decisions that support my interpretation, even though I personally find these court decisions debatable.

When the time changes we sometimes move that call to Friday evening, so depending on when time change is this year, we may be able to make the November investors meeting.Thanks again for reaching out - I'm so happy to find someone in Maui to connect with regarding investment opportunities.Aloha,Barb

Plus each house sitting empty for t months seems wasteful.)But it’s hard to find a warm but not hot and humid location.

Consider a different investment location if you can't find an experienced team with all the necessary resources.Star by finding an experienced investment realtor.

If you do not have experience you may find there are a lot of hidden costs and risks you didn't anticipate. 

We work with lots of clients from both coasts, but especially from CA, helping them find investment properties with residents in place under 2 year leases from day 1!

Your Lender My suggestion to find #2 & #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on AGENTS & LENDERS. 

I was more focused on building the portfolio, and it paid off, as I scaled to 50+ rental units in 5 years.I started my own PM when I moved to a different market because I wasn't confident I could find one as good as my previous manager.