They can provide insights specific to your target market and guide you through the process.Alternatively, if you prefer a more hands-off approach, you might explore real estate crowdfunding or consider investing in a real estate syndication where experienced professionals manage the process, and you can be a passive investor.Ultimately, the best strategy depends on your goals, risk tolerance, and level of involvement you want in the investment.

Has anyone come across any tools or software that can help us with this process? 

Finally, PM may decline sharing all applications they receive because that changes their process or increases burden or whatever, but again, the application for tenancy _belongs_ to the landlord on whose behalf this business transaction is initiated.

He has a very diligent vetting process.

.-- They also did away with the discretionary process.

You brought up the hardest part of the process.

I’m sure I’ll pick a lot of this up as I read and research but I appreciate any help I can get along the way since I am brand new to the process. 

I joined a large broker at the start of my career and it was great to make those connections and learn the processes before I switched to a smaller firm (with a friendlier split)! 

But I'd like to be positioned to continue investing in vacation rentals if we can build a good team and process around the first one.

For future reference, get the leases, payment history, etc during the purchase process.