(Boards love this stuff). 

Something robust and complex enough to house all the data, but also simple enough to be able to draw the key insights as to where the sample property stands relative to the market place and how much rents have the potential to rise.

If you went to a college in an area that is great for investing, build relationships with potential key team members, and move after college, you still have those relationships to help you with your investing while you're living in another state.Now if your goal is to be a real estate investor, we could have another conversation on if college is necessary for that career.

The address is what is key not the current owner.  

January 15 - I moved all my stuff out and I went to the office to return the keys.

From my experience in buying and selling multi family in other hot markets around the country, the key becomes trust with as many brokers as possible who will call you when they have a deal before one of their other investors.Good Luck man, don't hesitate to reach out with any other questions.Best,

Yeah, this is a tough question to answer without knowing some key pieces of informationWhat did you buy it for?

I advertised on the UW Med School bulletin board and had a terrific response.

Neal, the best thing about it was built in deck hands and bright works monkeys.Yes for me real estate was a key. 

Those options either marginalize the custodian's role or completely eliminate it.For CA residents, there are some additional considerations because of the state's franchise board tax.