In my case I love the feature of using cleaning tasks for each project, it is a pretty good way to ensure that all your specific needs will be complete.

I would not be worried about that, as long as they specifically allow STRs, and the process and fees have all been voted on and are in writing. 

Any specific areas you like or any areas I should stay away from?  

Hi everyone, I am trying to choose a service for my lead generation, comps, property lookup, skiptracing, etc. and was wondering if anyone here has any preferences when it comes to any websites.

Is there a specific strategy that you'd recommend for someone young like me to get my feet wet or should I just go with what I'm most interested in and have the most knowledge in, which is buy and hold rentals?

It may depend on your agreement with the bank, I don't know the specifics of your contract, but I would read it carefully, you may be able to do a bifurcated closing so that you can use your own title company for your side of the transaction.

I used to use Bankrate to see a wide variety of rate options for quick underwriting and that website doesn't allow me to get rates for the I/O ARMs for multi family rentals.

While specific neighborhood recommendations can vary based on current market conditions, areas close to universities, medical centers, and business districts tend to have strong rental demand.

I do not have any specifics on this however I feel all the information you will need can be found free on here, or by asking people with the right experience. 

If you are using an agent to rent your property, then his MLS may or may not syndicate with other websites such as Zillow, Redfin, Homes, 'Apartments.com, Trulia, etc....you can check by typing in your home address on each of these websites to determine if your property was syndicated or not.7 If it wasn't syndicated, then yo will have to post it up individually on these websites.