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My real estate agent in NY near the Albany area interacts with the appraiser in a similar manner, as you are suggesting. 

Exact cost of carpet, flooring, water heaters, HVAC.My ignorance of costs, reliance on a manager, and hesitancy to interact w my  tenants cost me.  

Point your tenants to the proper channels for the different reasons they'll interact with you, which will generally fall under either a random question, something about rent, or maintenance.

If you don't choose Memphis for the subsequent property you add another market to visit, another PM to interact with, another market to track, etc.  

Although it did light a match under us and kick started us, but have found more success by interacting on here and local REI groups and simply taking ACTION!

I would buy 1, wait 6 months to make sure everything is settled in: all the post-purchase stuff that gets found can be fixed, you've established a little how you will interact with the management team, etc.

@Ray Li In my day job, I mainly interact with individuals who own vacation rental (or Airbnb) properties looking for vacation rental property managers.  

What I love is that you are able to interact with business owners, RE agents, contractors, other investors etc. and see their success story and learn from their mistakes.

Look forward to interacting and learning from investors such as yourself.