This can be overkill but how do you make sure the prospective tenant’s teenage children do not have criminal background?

These are the books that I still wish I would have/could have read when I was 18:Mindset/Money Management:Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki- the foundational real estate book everyone should readTotal Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey - the foundational personal finance book about budgeting and saving your money because you'll need to save as much of your money as possible to succeedThe One Thing by Gary Keller - foundational book on how to stay focused on what really mattersReal estate books:How to Invest in Real Estate by Brandon Turner - Real life stories on many different ways to invest in real estateReal Estate Investing with No and Low Money Down by Brandon Turner -  Breaking the myth that you need massive amounts of capital to become wealthy in real estateThe Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner - explains how to buy and hold property and why it's the foundation on obtaining long term wealthLong Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene - this explains the systems anyone can/should use to buy real estate in any market around the country including your own local marketBuy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene - explains how to fast-track your wealth in real estate by recycling the same money to buy property after propertyFlipping Houses by J Scott - learn the flipping process to increase your income and have more money to buy rentalsRecession-Proof Real Estate Investing by J Scott - learn how our economy works, how it affects the real estate market and how to prevent yourself from losing your propertiesManaging Rental Properties by Brandon Turner - in-depth, how-to guide on managing properties and how to organize yourself; even if you use a property management company, it'd be great to know these skillsFinding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Young - ideally, your main method for finding deals should be by establishing great relationships with Realtors, wholesalers, and other investors but understanding how to find off-market deals and later pursuing these deals after you've established yourself could be beneficialRehabbing/renovation:Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott - learn how to define and calculate your renovation budgetHow Your House Works by Charlie Wing - visual guide to understanding and maintaining your houseComplete Guide to Home Inspection by Roger Robinson - know how to inspect a property and what to look for when looking at a propertyRenovation by Michael Litchfield - In-depth look at how to do almost any renovation projectComplete Guide to Contracting Your Home by Kent Lester - fully understand the contractor's job and how to effectively communicate with them Dream Home by The Property Brothers - understand the mindset of a home buyer and which renovations are most sought afterPeople/Negotiation... real estate is a people business and your ability to effectively communicate with others and build relationships will end up being the most important part of your real estate journey:How to Win Friends and Influence People - foundational book on building people skills and possibly one of the most influential business books of all timeThe Book on Negotiating Real Estate by J ScottNever Split the Difference by Chris VossPitch Anything by Oren KlaffOkay, now I'm looking back at this list and realizing just how exhaustive and probably overkill it is for an 18 year old.

@Geoffrey BissenIt is NOT always best practice to hold each property in an LLC.This is something you should discuss talking with an attorney/insurance agent with and formulate a gameplan based on your risk tolerance, risk exposure, net worth, etc.Holding a property for someone who has 25 properties would be overkill in compliance costs.1) Costs to form each LLC2) Annual Costs to keep each LLC active3) Bank fees for each LLC(which they may have if the bank requires a minimum balance)4) Bookkeeping fees if required for each separate LLC5) Registered agent fees for each LLCetc, etc etcMaybe the right exposure is 2, 3, 4 or 5 properties per LLC.Maybe you should get proper insurance and have one LLCor maybe you have one LLC that has a maximum value of $500,000 and have it insured up to that amount.

I like the expertise, and I think I could use the help. but I'm still a small player, just having couple long term rentals, feel like that kind of service is overkill for me.

Being IT background myself I would have separated / sub-netted each floor for performance and security but that may be overkill in this instance.

I don't want to overkill on inspections, but does it make sense to hire someone to scope the pipes and then someone else to look at the sewers?

If I’m going to have short term rentals for sure I don’t mind investing in that tool, but to get the software just for a peek if it would be a good fit may be an overkill.

I categorize my expenses according to SchE so when it’s time to fill out my taxes, it’s mainly a copy/paste activity.If you don’t like setting up and working in Excel, I believe other use QB because they are used to it even though it’s sort of overkill.

Per property checking accounts is a little overkill, but having dedicated accounts for each rehab is a really easy way to not have to save 100+ receipts.

.$4,200 total income-$500/ property tax-$200/m insurance-$150/m maintenance-$100/m city utilities (water/sewer)-$210/m 5% vacancy (even 5% is overkill)-$2,500/m mortgage ($700k @ 2%)=$540/m cashflow - Even if you wanted to have a property manager at 10% the property would still be cashflow positive.This property only generates 0.47% of the purchase price per month (nowhere near the 1% rule) but still cashflows.