Keep your common areas well lit, especially the laundry rooms if you have them.Reduce any security issues. 

It does however they are less common.

The vast majority of my bookings are on Airbnb and I made the amateur move of paying the flat fee to Homeaway when I signed up.

@David MoreheadBooks: Due Diligence Handbook (super important and often missed element of the underwriting process)The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide To Decisionmaking And Investment (solid overview by an experienced operator)How to Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through Multifamily Properties (free, solid book)Articles:How to Avoid the Most Common Commercial Due Diligence MistakesDeal Screening Checklist for Passive Multifamily InvestorSpend time poking around the Internet + networking with local multifamily investors to understand how to underwrite and what assumptions to use. 

Any time you wish to purchase an asset, pay investment related expenses or receive income, they will be involved in signing documents and handling the funds.

There are 5 or 6 forms that you both will need to sign that pertain to fraud, and use of funds and all that.2. 

Also, when the first contract is signed do you take it to the title company or do you wait until you have the buyer?

@Henry D West I do much the same thing Account Closed except that I use a lease option or agreement for sale (commonly called a land contract or contract for deed in the states) because they work better for me here in Ontario.

I've done direct mail, bandit signs, networking with other investors and realtors, and making shotgun offers on the MLS.

It was quite common to use Comps from one subdivision when evaluating another.