The tenant fills out their information online including their SSN for the company to run the check however as a landlord you do not get the SSN from the screening company just the background check. 

This is definitely a question for your CPA and your SEC attorney.From my experience, it would seem easier to leave the property in the trust until you are ready to bring the investors online.  

I would like to have charges sent to them digitally, they can pay online and it will maintain the records.

Lol no this is mostly cap a second home needs to be occupied 14 days or 10% of the total days rented. 

Total CC debt is $64k and with my below 600 rating lenders are unwilling to go anywhere near that amount.  

I also like to spend time trying to research online a bit prior to making a trip. 

Totally unnecessary.

There are a bunch of online services that can run credit and criminal checks without breaking a sweat.

If you are looking to finance the purchase and rehab, most hard money lenders will be able to lend to you as long as the total loan amount does not exceed 75% of the ARV and you can put 20-25% down on 1-4 units. 5+ units will require experience with several 1-4 units or 5+units 

Lots of ads, really basic questions that can be answered in a simple online search (how to setup a LLC in X as an example...), and self promotion.What BP has turned into is what most online media is, a "what sells".