I would strongly suggest to not follow some of the "put the hammer down" advice you have gotten here.

We like them and want to try and make this work, but wonder what sort of incentive they have to get our rents up higher.

(and potentially which which counties or towns would be considered the best ones) I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions Thanks in advance,Merry Christmas Edison 

I would suggest you do two other things aside from just this post.

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

The tool/template should cover (any other recommendation are appreciated):Cash flow analysisCap rateROI (Return on Investment)Rent rollExpenses and operating costsFinancing and amortization detailsDo you have any suggestions for resources or templates that would work well for this purpose?

You can ask them how to best track your finances and get suggestions for software, spreadsheet, etc.

Was just wondering if you ever ended up discovering a service that could do both. 

Hi Everyone,Wondering which website is best to screen and run a background check on tenants and easy to use rental platform?

Hello and thank you for the comments and suggestions in advance.