I don't personally care about checks anymore so that wasn't an important feature for me. 

I personally have not heard of the website that you came across.

The person worked for H&R Block, now works for TurboTax Live and is being honest about their skills: NOT QUALIFIED.

We also require that we be added to the contractor's insurance as Additionally Insured, so we're covered if they cause damage or liability issue.3) If the property is occupied:- One of our people MUST accompany their person (and we charge for this). --- We were sued many years ago, along with the owner, because tenant claimed owner's contractor sexually assaulted them!

If you don't look at them before buying in person, you will get burned at some point and regret it.   

I want to start smart and scale up as I learn the ropes, but I’m personally struggling to narrow down which area to focus on.If you’ve done this before, what advice would you give someone like me?

I haven't personally dealt with any crazy insurance premiums such as the ones people have been advertising in like Tampa, FL.

Consider doing this personally or using an LLC.

My team personally has pivoted to more local affordable housing with local and county grants and incentives and we'll leave the more complex LIHTC deals to the big firms.  

Conducted personal research.