They have larger offices with more agents to network and learn from, training meetings, etc. 

Not all loan officers are created equal.  

At a high level, the system ingests raw documents from the recorder's offices, building permits, zoning permits, market data, and other auxiliary datasets.

:I had a consultation with Andersons a month ago... his youtube videos are great and a lot of good information... but they have packages... and are VERY VERY expensive... for the same setup as other companies for a lot less.I contacted Royal Legal Solutions as well... packages as well and expensive.I also contacted the Small Business office in Kansas and a couple of local lawyers.So far Mark J K has been the best consultation and fees as very down to earth... but will confirm tomorrow :) 

If you have questions, contact the residential tenancy office (write down who you spoke to and when in case there are problems).

-Zeroflux newsletter if you want more broad trends across real estate like migration, consumer habits, office, landlording, homeowners, CRE, affordability, housing shortage and others

I like using QB for tracking expenses and was thinking of rent redi for rent payments, maintenance requests, and screening.

Majority of clients I work with today need proximity to NYC and are looking to fast track their real estate investing Journey. 

Track everything, including conversations with sellers and buyers, in your CRM and on Excel.

Don't let them choose for you.Just inspect what you expect....Also I would talk to housing office in Memphis to get a feel of how many people are on the Section 8 waitlist, what kind of rents they pay, what zip codes are they targeting, see if they have any stats about how long tenants stay and average rent.While a lot of people try to look at google street view to get an idea of the neighborhood, there is no substitute for visiting in person.