Chris -Maura made some excellent points in her posting above.The path of least resistance for you will be to deal with a local banker that you get to know personally and that understands your business.  

What is happening with property prices today is an excellent indicator of what will happen with rents in the future.

There is a plethora of online resources – courses, webinars, YouTube videos, podcasts but the one thing that cannot be “taught” digitally is a genuine human connection.

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

Thanks for the excellent advice, everyone!

And I want it to be excellent.

But she knows and said im an excellent tennant and friend.

Get excellent credit. 

Building those "muscles" of being investor take time but don't be discouraged as everyone's ramp up time is different.If you are truly lost then perhaps the best use of your time might be in finding an excellent property manager to handle everything on your behalf for at least a year.

My initial thought is to generate an excel doc to capture, organize, and automate this process, but hoping there are more sophisticated options available.