We had to train the onsite manager on our methods for tenant qualifications in beginning.

Call their company using the General Phone number for the company from the internet rather than the one they supply. 

If you’re asking the internet because you asked your CPA and they didn’t know, it’s time for a new CPA. 

The licensed allowed me to see more properties(hundreds of multi family homes),  attend more training, and saved huge amounts of time.

Wish I had taken the opportunity but was young and didnt see the value of being trained by the best.

You need to be a natural salesperson.DO take some sales training classes, or get a job in sales.

We don't have too many crazy tenant-protection laws. ...Well, outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh you have "magisterial districts" - this means that the person who is conducting the hearings for landlord tenant matters is a district magistrate, somebody who was elected to the position so there is no guarantee of very much legal training.

You can do a lot of internet research but you still have to remember there is a risk to evaluating properties and neighborhoods from afar. 

The private investors I have used have been known in my circles and of the same training and mindset as me and reputable among other investors, so I don't have experience just meeting someone brand new and going in to business. 

Many mid and high rises will have a free or discounted level of internet and cable tv from one provider.