Definitely make sure you have cable and cell service at the unit because some don't depending on where in the mountains they are located.

Don't waste your money on mentors who want to be paid for their services. 

I think wholesalers sometimes forget that they are in the customer service business.

Is it possible you may want a PM Service in the future? 

He came off as persistent in offering his consultant service.  

Now that I've got someone to screen, the landlord's process is to submit their rental application to a third-party screening service (applicant pays me the $30 fee to pass onto them), and if they're approved, the landlord informally OKs it without signing a lease or accepting rent payments from the new tenants.

The sellers recently installed new forced air heat in all the units and the electrical service has been upgraded.

Our building company would be hired by the LLC to complete the renovations, and we would put a small markup (not as much as we usually do) on our services just to cover overhead.  

Here's a complete list of Full-Service Vacation Rental Property Managers (http://blog.airdna.co/the-best-airbnb-property-management-services/).

Another alternative, if you want to keep QB desktop but do not want to provide remote access is to use a file sharing/hosting service like Qbox which is QB file compatible.