Current rents: you can glean this information through online sources as well as old-school searching (walk-ins, calling the buildings)Talk to local brokers to get the inside scoopMarket analysisCheck to see if building is in a flood plainYou can ask for, but these items are usually provided after signing a contract: Leases for lease auditing against bank statements, tax returns and leases (usually not provided before a contract has been signed).Tenant payment historyViolations, delinquenciesLease addendum and/or other agreementsTax ReturnsBank StatementsUtility billsCan RUBS be implemented (some municipalities may not allow it)Service contractsReserve fundsEnvironmental assessmentEmployee recordsStructural issues including foundationEmployee historyOther value-add features that can be added include:Trash valetCar portsStorageDog parksTo be honest, a similar level of due diligence is required across multifamily and manufactured housing (mobile home parks).Best of luck!

Anyone using “by-the-bed” feature on Appfolio?

I think a good realtor is crucial and can set you up with daily notifications of new properties, etc.Good luck out there!

The Smartkey feature allows you to change the key to any KW1 type key in seconds.

So while a Fannie/Freddie loan will be a 30 year fixed rate that is pretty low...a portfolio loan might be an Adjustable Rate (which will make your payment change), or only a 15 year term (which will make your payment higher), or have a higher rate all together...and I have seen many a portfolio loan that has all 3 of those features. 

Hence why conservative underwriting is so crucial.

@Aaron Mazzrillo, this isn't currently an option, but I will suggest this as a feature.

Today's episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast features Tim Ferriss, Author of 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body, Tools of Titans and now his latest title,  Tribe of Mentors . 

There are several prebuilt CRMs for investors to use that all work about the same just with different features. 

Once you hone your business and have a good team time lines will be crucial.