With the wealth of information available on BiggerPockets and numerous other sites and books, I'm not sure where to start.

Special features are what set Airbnb apart.

Now they have a feature on their website to have a rent determination before you get the tenant.

The development is expected to bring thousands of permanent jobs and promote sustainability, including eco-friendly features like walking paths and tree plantings.

It sounds like the podcast you’re looking for might be the one featuring Jeff Thorman from HomeRenovisionDIY.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I would suggest looking up similar rentals in the area to see what the trends are and what features are offered at the price point you are expecting.

Sometimes it's ambiguous, but even then, why should I bother with the company that has numerous unresolved lawsuits, versus another company that is virtually the same but has none.

I can give numerous examples of California investors I know losing money from buying in "cheaper cash flow on paper markets."  

I even named them the #3 non-seasonal market in the US today in our BiggerStays weekly newsletter here based on numerous metrics.