We use Smarter Contact, been using it for 2 years now.

Connect with a housing coordinator if that position is available in your area and stay in contact with that person. 

Contact DPOR. 

Hi Andrae, the simplest and most risk-averse way to get started investing outside of your local area would be to contact TurnKey providers in the markets you are most interested.

Do any of you invest or have contacts in the Salt Lake City area or North Idaho?

Hi MoshinSince you are in Texas, I recommend contacting Brett Chotkevys with Platinum Resort Assisted Living.

Hi David Oh-You asked about a profit sharing bonus for property managers to give them an ownership mindset and incentivize them to align with your goals for quality property management.I love this idea.While I do not have a formal profit sharing plan, I always like to recognize the property management company with gift cards to the operators and the people within the property management company I have regular contact with that help keep the property running well and keeping costs down.Related to this, a handwritten thank you card to the same people periodically goes a long way.I also like to do the same for the tenants that have been paying rent on time.To your success!

I have some good contacts for these things.

If I represent buyers, I like to include my name and contact information along with a sentence that if anything changes after the signing but before the sale, the tenant is obligated to notify me in writing or it waives any of those changes.Buyers might have other tenant concerns that are specific to a property.

You only get a single point of contact for everything all encompassing, and unless they are 100% competent(not even proficient) you are screwed.