My question is "when do they select those 1000 returns?"

Also, there really isn't any great advantage to automatic payments from my experience.

In our experience, the #1 mistake landlords make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.

Take advantage of all the resources on BP.

I know some investors use them as a tax-advantaged way to grow their portfolios, and I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on that.Looking forward to your insights!

It is great that you are taking advantage of the BP community.For myself and the investors that i work with the build to rent models offers may great advantages. 

Amazon has an amazing selection of affordable covers and you can search by color/pattern.

Make sure the decor and color selection are great!

I know it is still down season, so listings are thin (especially for MF which is our preferred route), but it is starting to discourage me; like we've already missed the train of cheap debt and rapid appreciation/inflation that so many others took advantage of in recent years.Are my expectations set too high for my target area? 

Many investors in Tampa structure their businesses as an LLC for liability protection and pass-through taxation, but if you’re scaling up, an S-Corp might offer tax advantages.