One of the most important roles your PM company provides is knowledge on the legal side of leasing at a national, state and local level.

What State are you in?

Lastly, as everyone already stated, Zillow and Redfin will be a big help in getting some information that will be valuable to your search.

There is the same weekly questions over and over - ah almost forgot the ohio crew (little gang of realtors from Ohio pushing their narrative - I'm sure some have success but I have heard just as many if not more horror stories from the area, especially out of state investors who invest in Ohio). 

I would love to be able to work with you down here in the beautiful state of Florida.

You then file the annual report each year and continue to fork over another $500 annually.Next "cheapest" will be legal zoom or a similar service, I believe they'll help roll the registration with the state into the start up package.I use "cheapest" in quotes - the primary purpose of an LLC is typically to provide some level of asset protection. 

Home prices are high here so I'm really leaning towards investing out of state or in a different part of Florida to create cash flow vs. buying a personal residence and starting my savings over from scratch to invest.Don't get me wrong, I really want to buy a place of my own that I can live in but the math is making a bit more sense to me if I invest first.

North Carolina is an attorney state, and Brent King Law works with investors.

I'm an out of state investor in New England as well.

If you are looking for a low-interest rate or new construction and you cannot find it in your backyard, then I suggest taking a look at markets outside of your state.