I have completed my first investment property and I am accepting applications for tenants.  

The owner, Chris, is phenomenal and if it weren't for the way he views customer service and the culture of the company I'm not sure I'd have taken a position in this field.  

It will also allow you to use a contract collection service, which I would recommend.  

I have less than a year left in the Air Force, so a steep task at hand is to gain enough traction in real estate to walk away from the service in 11 months.

They have good rates on rentals and I know they service the KC area as I use them myself.  

well living in Washington is great.. beautiful place. however there is an aggressive push to implement rent controls and there is a new law in Seattle to force landlords to accept the first applicant for an apartment.

Use a realtor to gain access, or if you don't want to consistently depend on someone else, just pay for a MLS service for investors.

Regardless, California landlords will have to be much more vigilant in their tenant vetting process, and not overly dependent on the paid screening services.

If you are replacing the main service as well, they need to pull a temporary pole as noted by @Aaron McGinnis or use a generator.

Looking at a potential real estate investment and I have all the cash flows (after debt service) and anything else I would need I am just lost on a couple of things I am being asked for...