You have a huge advantage - you can devote as much energy as you want to to your real estate investments.

Failure to do is grounds for eviction and Tenant will be responsible to to replace all lawns, trees and shrubs that are killed or damaged by failure to water. 

If you want to to do BRRR out of state, yes, the area matters, but you'll want someone you trust on the ground to make sure things are moving along.For SFRs, the 1% rule is a good general guide as to what will cash flow in the long run, but you have to be careful if the numbers look too good. 

Post the notice on door and send a copy with tracking to to prove it was delivered.

I want to to the PM and the ex tenants to small claims court.The PM even refused to give us our keys back to our home.

You should reach out to them to to collect at least that portion of your money.

I'm trying to get started now and would love to to start talking to others doing the same thing as part of the process. 

May need to to look outside our market to buy.

@Avery Carl is who I'd recommend to talk to to get into the datastream of listings and ensure you're taken care of during the search and purchase process.  

I was wondering if you had recommendations for who I should talk to to help with all our properties.