But I like the cleanliness of some of the programs with the convenience of online payments, work orders, background checks, leases, etc...  

I will be running a background check for some applicants for the first time and I was wondering what resources you use to do that?

Become an EXPERT at one thing and DOMINATE IT!

I listen to what they say, how they say it, and what they don't say .Applicant then text me their 1st middle last name and date of birth so I can do a local background check .After all of that is accomplished  then I contact them for an appointment.  

If you guys want to come out my way in Brooklyn, basically near Prospect Park, I would be happy to meet with you.If you read my posts and my background, you'll find I have 2 decades of Real Estate Investing history in Brooklyn.I currently own 7 multi-Family Investment properties, generally 3 and 4 Family buildings, in Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill, Windsor Terrace, and Ditmas Park, with partners.The total Assets are worth over $15 Million.If my strategies are not necessarily aligned with yours, at worst you will walk away with an understanding on how to be a successful buy and hold Investor in a highly expensive and appreciating market like Brooklyn.You don't have to invest my way.

If I wanted to get good background knowledge about the ins and outs of investing what sources/courses would you suggest?

Hello fellow investors, My background is in security camera installations, and as I dove into real estate, it was an easy decision to install cameras in all of my investment properties.

Hello fellow investors, My background is in security camera installations, and as I dove into real estate, it was an easy decision to install cameras in all of my investment properties.

I have a photography and art background, so I'm not looking to hire anyone, but I want to do better than compact cams or a phone with a wide attachment lens.

I used a local California property management company to perform the lease signing and background checks on a tenant we found ourselves for my newly vacant SFH.