Where you are operating will have some impact on the information you may request and should expect.Here in Canada, we may ask for an applicant for their Social Insurance Number (SIN)  {our equivalent of an SSN), but we cannot require they provide it.  

It seems like it should be easy on the surface, but there are a lot of moving parts in management and each company operates differently.  

This way you can determine your Rental income, net operating income and cash flow.Discounting appreciation, you make money on rental properties through leverage and cash flow.

That is completely different from knowing how to operate one so you do not set yourself up having it pierced for improper activities. 

Kurt Davis runs a Memphis turnkey operation, he could help you over there should you decide to go to further south.

Your expenses, such as taxes and operating expenses increase.  

I am not sure what type of landlord business the persons giving that advice operate but it must be prone to legal assault.

You can search by state to find companies operating in your area.

I have been doing plumbing contractor work in my family plumbing business since I was a child, and I have owned and operated a landscaping business for over 5yrs.

Hamilton Zanze is a private, San Francisco-based real estate company that acquires, repositions, and operates apartment communities."