(Someone mentioned 5, that's not very many if you're just learning/ But five woudl be better than none).

It's easy to find someone who had one bad experience with any lender, but I can easily say 99% of my experience with Easy Street has been very positive. 

For someone new to real estate investing that wants to do long term rentals, do you recommend starting off in an area close to them/an area they're familiar with or someplace that will give them the best return even if it's out of state. 2.

I just did a Zoom call with an accountant, a lawyer, and someone who helps set up funds. 

Chances are, someone else has already asked it!

My question is, for those that are familiar with Rent Redi, are the instructions to confusing for most people to follow and fill out the prequalification form and I should simplify the process, or should I consider the instructions of the prequalification form a way to weed people out and if someone isn't willing to follow through with those steps I should consider that in the type of tenant they well be?

The profile of the typical Houston traveler is someone coming in for work.

I saw one post where someone mentioned using AppFolio’s bulk upload with a custom spreadsheet, but I imagine there are a lot of different ways people do this.I feel like I might be overcomplicating things, so I’d love to hear how others handle it.

Can someone help me to get in track on this?

I'm actively seeking mentorship from someone with experience in similar markets who can shed more light on this process.