What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

Hey Karl, @Karl SzymanskiI can definitely understand the temptation to do something close to home, but it likely will depend on whether you are planning to manage these properties yourself (which I personally, wouldn't since you are simply just buying yourself a new job) and where the best forecasted ROI is at. 

Which city do you prefer to invest in and why right now ?

I currently have these homes in my personal name, but have been debating whether or not to create an LLC for these rentals.I am in no rush to do this, and I have heard the argument both ways on leaving them in my personal name vs forming an entity, so I am looking for any advice the community may have.

Do you believe it would be wiser than to put your second investment property you purchase into an LLC? 

There are 4 duplexes across the street and they do very well in that rural area since it is close to town but not too far.

Hi James - You don’t need to be a realtor to do a cost segregation study.

I have only been looking at residential, single family, but today I found two commercial spaces (office) that would be a great fit for my growing day job business as a lactation consultant (currently operate just by doing home visits, but want a dedicated office space to see clients one day).

How and what do they do for tenant screening? 

Yes and make sure to include the 6% state hotel tax too if you want to do everything above board!