Questions to Ask prospective management companiesWhat are your average days on market for vacant homes?

My question is:What are the top 5 obstacles or nuisances you experience when dealing with prospects or new clients?

@Andrew Z.You can't go wrong with the list below but I would look at it more from a relationship prospective.

What parts of the state do you see the best prospect for either future growth or overall rental stability?

Scammers will also enter a property during a self-showing appointment and make a copy of the house key to later meet prospective tenants at the property, pose as a property manager and then conduct a home tour with the prospective tenant illegaly.  

You can learn from newbies and veterans alike.Worst case scenario he says “don’t waste my time (insert 4 letter word here)” and you can always call back as a prospective applicant.

Run your numbers to get a better idea of where you need to realistically be to make it work.I felt like I was in way over my head when I bought my first property of having to carry that mortgage for 30 years, even though I was in a decent paying job with good career growth prospects, so I started house hacking 2 months after I moved in (and that tenant is still with me 9 years later and the property is a full room by room rental now).The great thing about house hacking (esp 3 rooms) is that a single room vacancy won't (or at least shouldn't) crush you for the month.  

What are your thoughts about additionally creating our own company website as the "home page" for current and prospective tenants? 

Being a military veteran myself, I would recommend joining if nothing else to develop discipline, professionalism, and attain a decent resume for future prospective employers. 

I would also highly recommend using rentometer.com as a tool to see other rent costs within a certain radius of prospective properties when analyzing deals to get a solid idea of real rent amounts close by.