In my market for the majority of the last couple years it has been a strong sellers market and most homes are going into multiple offers and buyers are waiving inspections, I have seen a lot of poorly done flips that sell for over asking and no inspections, it’s a shame that the buyers are going to be stuck with issues because someone cut corners to make a quick buck! 

I do expect to have multiple properties and multiple partners down the road. 

@Matthew Miller I'm in the same hunt right now and I'm setting up interviews with different management company's so I'll keep you posted about that.

When I have a common expense such as buying a tool (i.e. a lawn mover) that I use for multiple properties, how do I allocate the deductible expense to the multiple properties I own?

It's a fast read and comes with a bunch of helpful forms, interview questions and I think now they offer state-specific paperwork as well.As far as your specific questions: your realtor, in their due - diligence will get you a "rent roll" to see the payment history.

If you wanted to have multiple VAs able to call in and out underneath the call in number then you would set up a ringdown with multiple phone lines underneath the call in number.Ultimately I think you will spend a lot more money and have more difficulty finding a VA with a cell phone plan that is willing to let you forward an unknown amount of calls to them.

Or do we run a background check on multiple people that have submitted applications?

I have multiple HELOCs which I max out frequently as short term financing to acquire and rehab BRRRRs.

My plan is to replace my income of 100k per year over the next 5 years in multiple ways: as an investor and real estate investor agent. 

That's for my record keeping to know.I have found that online banks (Ally in specific) are pretty cool with opening multiple accounts for one owner.