Typically your safest bet is stating there was a qualified candidate who submitted their application before them.

Seems like Podio is going to be the best bet starting out and just integrate it with a dialer, RVM, and texting platform.

a small, local bank would be the best bet.

Have your properties segmented off into LLC's can help you be poor on paper and potentially help you keep more of your assets if you get sued and lose.It's a complicated and deep topic.

However, what I found was that the contractors that the home warranty company sends out seem to be low-tier and do poor work.

@Don Konipol After researching it more it looks like my best bet might be to just flip the houses by selling the land contract/note to a note buyer.

If you are looking to stay at that brokerage and become a real agent then your best bet might be to give the listing to someone in the office who could serve as your mentor.

I’ve also already read Brandon Turners book on real estate investing, Rich Dad - Poor Dad, etc.

I want to stay out of areas that are going to attract poor tenants. 

Certainly a good way to help the industry and/or farm business leads, but I'll bet very few of the sh***y ones would make that effort and/or expose themselves to that (constructively critical at times) feedback and discourse.