There are definitely things you need to look for, but it depends on your goals.

Today, my rents are a deal for tenants, which means I get tons of applications, and I'm able to choose the highest quality tenants.

Hawaii is a market for sophisticated investors who aren't dependent on cash flow.  

I'm sure you can agree the property management style differs depending on the answer!

Just depends on your goals.

They said theoretically they could do hearings a year out depending on the backlog but I would think you'd at least get scheduled. 

I believe there could be other benefits and reasons to use a hard money lender such as transactional ease (depending on lender) or perhaps even as a way of opening doors for borrowers who may not qualify for bank financing.

Adding a twist to this, depending on where you purchase, you could turn your rentals into short-term or executive/traveling nurse rentals to boost the income...provided your willing to self manage.

We offer it as an adjunct service and depending on the plan it depends on the cost but it's relatively inexpensive.

A typical multifamily consists of 6 beds with an upper and lower unit, and market rent is typically anywhere from 12-1600/month/floor depending on area and condition of property.