Is that normal in your area for apts not to be rented within a couple days?

They would normally look at the whole chain of title and see where the defects are. 

I would look at other factors like how long they have held the job, how long they have stayed at other addresses, and normal established criteria.

The problem is that with people we know, we are able to do the job without always following the strict guidelines that a normal landlord would have to follow.My question is, now that I'm getting a second property, renting to people I don't know, I want to go back to being as professional as possible, following the right routes, and doing the right things.Are there any forum posts that you guys suggest, in relation to my duties, responsibilities of a landlord, or just tips and things you do to come across as the best possible.Some examples may be;-Do I have to provide snow clearing and salt during the winter months?

Also, just advertise it the normal way. 

I know this happens but title companies have gotten a lot better at not doing this.. its normally buyers funds that get stolen on the way TO the title company not money leaving the title company.. big boo boo there

The property is zoned appropriately to allow this (allows SFH, 2/3/4/10/50/100 unit complexes, co-ops, literally everything) and would require only a site plan change application (to change from current county duplex/triplex status to fourplex status) and normal renovation building permits.

This will be determined by normal market supply and demand - and researched through property managers, or various online tools that all seek to understand comparable units for rent in any given neighborhood.3 - there is no "right" way to calculate return on investment (roi) - it varies with the property type and your investing goals.

The one thing I have always run into is that they also want to do an appraisal, which is why I normally have leaned more on my hard money lender to take down the off market deals.

Traditional lender I normally work with, will not lend unless I do a quit claim into my personal name from LLC.