I've seen examples of companies that don't answer the phone, only have 4 hours a week that Tenants can come into the office, practice just horrible screening practices, take weeks to respond to maintenance issues... the list goes on.  

Go to an agent who will look out for your interests with regard to the contract, earnest money, local practices and what not. 

An email inquiry to the local city or county would probably be fruitful   I don't know about other counties,  but king county has several books/pamphlets that focus on fair housing best practices.   

Property Manager shall be, and Owner authorizesProperty Manager to be, named as an additional insured party on Owner's policies.Is this common practice?

Take your husbands phone away from him, I know not practical.....change his phone number, never allow tenants to have his number.

I wish airbnb would stop allowing such practices. 

And practice analyzing deals, that helps a lot!!

And the client referrals to my accounting practice are a nice bonus.Thoughts?

Best practice is to get a lender-ordered appraisal, which is usually at least 4-5x the cost as a residential appraisal.3.  

-Make sure the math works in regards to cash flow (perfect this by practicing daily) BP has numerous calculators in the TOOLS section- Get great systems in place - contracters, cpa, lawyers, real estate agent, accountants , rental documents prior to closing a deal etc- When taking a loan consider using leverage i.e. fha loan (3.5%), if youre a veteran (0%) percent down - make sure to include the associated PMI (mortgage insurance) in your calculations for cashflow that i spoke of in tip #3.Im a newbie myself and i am currently in my first contract for a MFH.