Any help or advice would be appreciated. 

Any samaritan willing to help me understand some? 

who can help you analyze deals and guide you through the process.

@Gary Abrams A cloud based solution would work really well in your scenario of having other family logging in and helping with management. 

Since most people who are not actively seeking a sale are not motivated to sell at anything other than a top of the line price, this is going to be a numbers game of x thousands of contacts for every potentially doable deal.  

We would be happy to help you complete this step and set you up for success using the platform.

The purchase to cash flow ratio is much higher than majority of the states in the US but again not the only states.If you need any help or want to talk more REI feel free to reach out I have done a ton of business in both states and can walk you through pretty much anything.

You should get these things for all applicants:1. rental application with employment reference and personal reference2. credit3. past landlord reference4. check for eviction historyMost apps like RentSpree include all this in what the tenant pays to send you a report.I cosigned for my daughter and her boyfriend on their first lease.

Document, document that you’ve tried to fix the problem if you can’t get the technician in tomorrow.  

Has anyone actually made money with this?