Clean roof of debris, including broom cleaning areas where dirt and dust accumulates from ponding waters.3.

Talk to some professional property managers in your area and see if they have a part-time position available.

Looking for other investors in the Prattville, Alabama area.

I prefer Kyle as i have done investment props on both areas and Kyle seems easier to rent out to me. 

In Florida, coastal areas tend to offer the best opportunities for STRs, especially given the saturation in the theme park areas of Central Florida but I'll let the full time operators chime in.

Yes most are a 5/4/3/2/1 or 3/2/1. 

You could also Google to see if your area has a local REIA (Real Estate Investment Association) or other meetups. 

There are a lot of great lenders out there and a lot of questionable lenders too.

I just took a leap and bought. my first two investment properties in the greater Huntsville area as a out of state investor!   

Private lenders are a key way to invest in real estate.