Not everyone will try to destroy your property or throw crazy parties.

I would suggest finding an average size SFH or condo that wont become a party house and set you up for failure.

That billion dollar real estate developer probally wont waste time with you and the deals he is working on are completely different.Nobody will be there to spoon feed you. 

(if we’re being honest), has always been likely to destroy, pandemic or not.

I would like more insight into this because before I buy a rental property I want to knowif its a good area where people are looking to rent from and that I wont struggle to get tenants.Thanks!

Going to disagree with much of the sentiment here except for @Kate Barry and @Bruce Lynn through Point #3.You definitely want a team up front, especially if you're investing out of state.Order definitely matters, though, to Kate's point, but with that said the only one that wont take your call until you have property under contract, is the contractor.

Anything that is not life threatening or property destroying can wait until the morning.My biggest worry is that there is something that I am negligent about as a landlord simply because I am a new landlord.

They left a home full of poop, destroyed, and basically condemned.

The agreement/law (at least in NJ) is that I will place your money in an interest bearing account and you agree not to destroy my property. 

You wont get hit with capital gains tax because it looks like your just improving your living situation.