Here are some quick notes that I can provide from the lender/broker perspective.

I require my tenants to provide a 30-day notice regardless if they are terminating during or after the initial lease term.  

Many reputable general contractors have experience with city/township inspections and final inspections before you can sell your home; they can provide value based on experience with trades inspectors and providing more accurate estimates for project costs based on current market value of work per trade. 

The place is not housing provider friendly.

Hey I am an investor with 25 listings and am also a Co-Founder of BNBCalc.Right now (in 2024) this game is all about providing more and better amenities than the competition.

If you're wanting to do it full time it would be a great option or if you wanted to do it passively there are several turnkey providers in the southern/middle part of the country where the price points are easier and the laws are more landlord friendly. 

@Matt Roth for mailers there are various list providers that provide different filtering options, absentee owner, by county, state, type/size/class of building etc. 

Websites like Zillow, Rentometer, and local real estate sites can provide initial insights.

I don't ask for SSN and also personally have never provided/been pressured to provide them myself when I used to rent, and honestly don't want to open up liability for having to keep someone's SSN either.

She then applied it by visiting them before we had any official agreement, or me providing them permission to go on the property.