I laminate it and tape it on the inside door of the upper cabinet closest to the refrigerator.

The closest to that is environmental coverage for Underground Tanks (normally gasoline or oil). 

Carefully research where your closest competitor is and go visit them to see if there's truly any room for you to do it or if it "just makes sense to you."

We put on tyvek suits and opened the windows that worked , broke the glass on those that didnt , threw fans in the windows for 4 days before we went back in .( neighbors complained about the smell and the closest house was 50 ft away )  We made a pump system and used a new plastic trash can and sprayed with a garden hose over 100 gallons of a bleach , soap and water over floors , ceilings and walls just to sanitize as best we could . 

Since then, we have done significant renovations and turned the other unit into a "Mid-Term Rental" getting our first guests at a favorable rate, nearly 1.5x the previous rents combined.During our initial appraisal, the closest comp was valued significantly higher, but was completely renovated.

Size (number of bedrooms) and location (closest to theme parks) are two of your biggest factors to consider as you can't change either of those.

If possible, you need to join a mastermind, not only will it give you the tools you need to grow and make this happen but also the support when those closest to you may be negative.

I've walked a couple properties right near me, but I'm curious if other investors in this region have a preference for one of these markets even if it's not the closest to them and why.

There are no data points for feeling safe walking in a neighborhood (crime per block is closest), local restaurants (walkability scores are great), capital pouring in the area, etc, like actually driving a neighborhood and/or area

. :-) there's software that can do this by now (it's the closest to AI), and the way they do is by reading deed record.