I a CPA who has done work for hundreds of investors and I own and operate a series of NJ residential rentals.

Nolo has a series of books that are completely adequate to show you the pieces that need to be in place.

@Lisa TalbotYou might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities, City of Detroit Neighborhoods and comparing Metro Detroit to other hotspots investors usually consider: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/99854-deep-dive-into-metro-detroit-cities-ecorse(BP search feature can be problematic, so we’ve also added links @ our website under View Cities & Neighborhoods We Service)Doubt you'll find this much info for any other market in the country.

You might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities, City of Detroit Neighborhoods and comparing Metro Detroit to other hotspots investors usually consider:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Each state has different structures that offer different levels of protection - I recommend you check out this book, it's a great resource on the topic: Rich Dad Advisor's Series: Own Your Own Corporation by Garrett Sutton3) Are you looking to get finance or pay cash?

I can imagine that many would charge for an series of bids when most of the bids resulted in no potential for a job because the client did not own the property and did not purchase the property.On the other hand, the guy should have told you up front about the charge. 

Wyoming also has a series LLC now.

We will try to buy the materials, and then do a series of draws. 

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Is it a new BMW 5 series?