And then the person playing this long game has multiple viable exits that all make it worthwhile. 

Honestly man most of those companies, they make more money then they do on there real estate portfolios, and they use on online platform and you have a "coach" who has very basic knowledge. 

So, getting to the lender/investor and/or adding in any government stips for FHA/VA also comes into play. 

If you're a pro golfer that might be the area where you'll be playing many tournaments.

I need some advice on online rent payment collection services.

I purchased BiggerPockets Pro so that I could do the analysis of properties I have found online and with the help of a real estate broker, and I even made my first unsuccessful offer to puchase a property.

Once I feel I have an appropriate rent price, I require all of my prospective tenants to complete an application through an online credit check & tenant application website.  

Its an online community similar to Bigger Pockets, but the topics are on all types of investments/finance (rather than just RE) and it's specifically geared towards towards doctors. 

A retail contractor deals more with one offs such as home owner remodels, an investor friendly contractor is expecting to do multiple jobs and stay busy, thus keeping their subs busy, and will do the work for less of an upcharge.Once you have those two numbers figured out then it's just plug and play like stated above.

If they have an online archive you may be able to search the address there.