Here in CT for non-payment I try to stay on top of it as far as meeting dates and getting marshalls to serve because time is critical.

They understand that acting in the best interest interest of the community is not as critical to their re-election as doing what the tenants desire even if it is not in the communities’ best interest. 

Analyzing a neighborhood or area of a city is a critical step in determining whether a long-term rental property will be a profitable investment.

The more critical thing is your debt to income ratio.Here is an article that explains it in depth:https://www.nerdwallet.com/art...Borrowing traditionally will be the cheapest, with the least amount down being at 3.5% if you are buying a house you will live in.  

And, whenever time is NOT critical, I will advise there is a small amount of flexibility that we can work with on a pro-rated basis, but it must be a good faith effort on their part.

I already mentioned some of the critical questions above, of which you only clarified #2: the type of activities you'r personally involved in.I will give you some pointers to start, but they are likely to do more harm than good, I'm afraid, since you're not clear as to what business you're involved in, tax-wise.1.

Setting up your tables is pretty critical.  

It's not critical.

The team you build is super critical, someone mentioned trust which is a good way to put it.

Don't Over Rehab- it's easy to want to put in a lot of money or changes to a property in rehab in hopes to get a better ARV, HOWEVER, what's more critical than throwing money at an ARV, is understanding that often times you need only meet comparables in the local market.