Here are a few for you:Pros- Online account access- Online payments- Prompt responses to e-mails and voicemails- Good criminal background and credit checks- Actually calling past landlords, employers, etc.Cons- Charging a credit card processing fee- Lack of advertising (e.g. only posting the rental on the company website)- Lack of communication during vacancies (e.g. not providing me with updates on repairs, tenants applications, etc.)- Only using in-house maintenance (e.g. if your one guy can't get to something for a couple weeks then hire a contractor)

If I can play that game online, I'm all for it!

Put yourself in the seller's shoes: if they have two offers on the table and one is from an unknown out of state lender (or national, faceless, on-line lender) and the other has closed tons of deals with your agent and is a known quantity, who do you think you'd go with?

They just want a spot to play video games and get drunk 

They came to my house (I could have chosen a public location if I wanted) and signed alll the paperwork in about 15 minutes as I had reviewed it all online.

Also using online income maps and the census website helps you analyze which area is best to rent in based on owner occupancy ratio, population growth, income, etc.Best of luck in your journey!

There are really good online calculators that I usually run the numbers with.

I tried looking online for the homeowners info online and I couldn’t find any.

Not only that, but you'll have access to all the online tools to run comps and historical reports which will help your investing immensely.

I actually just watched a BP video this morning where @Brandon Turner talks about this very thing.