You may not get the first property you offer on because if it looks good to you, you will probably have competition so start offering on properties that fit into your personal investment philosophy and meet your minimum financial requirements. 

You might want to limit your visits though to avoid escalation.Short term if the smart lock is on his personal door just change it to a key if it's isn't working for him, you can always switch back later.

And also you sit down with your lender in person etc..

Personally I don't ask for pics unless there is an issue and she sends them to me automatically.IMHO if you have a good cleaner that you trust, asking for photos is probably superfluous. 

Treating people like people doesn't mean you make the relationship personal as Nathan suggests and not all tenants will screw you over whenever it suits them.

Tampa has amazing growth potential and have personally witnessed @Josh Green work miracles for his clients.

So, any investments are on your personal taxes the same as if the property is owned by you personally.

Big banks and credit unions will look at a full DTI(personal income) while others will just look at the cashflow of the property.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

If you know what you do and why you're doing it, there's no need for the bad and the ugly, which I personally haven't experienced.