Here are some things I asked mine when I was shopping for the right manager...How long have you been managing properties? 

I know it did mine on many occasions.

.) - i.e: your tools talk to eachother and share information automatically as you specify; automation is gold.

Most RE agents web sites usually has links to the local info, I'm a RE agent and mine has links as well. 

Al Florida and Shep had their office next to mine in Oakland it was funny to watch all those kids cutting and pasting  ( literally gluing the NODS to a big piece of paper.

I'm local, and Glendale is actually an area of interest of mine.  

The following thread goes into great detail on how I structure mine and lots of other tidbits pertaining to my LC's.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/125040-how-do-you-scale-your-business-so-quick

One day I called up a very good friend of mine, who is a realtor in east bay.

If you intend to buy and hold you will have less money in the deal than a close to retail purchase and so your return will be higher, and if you intend to sell in the near term you won't have to worry about increasing interest rates eroding all your equity.This is my first time through the real estate cycle as I've only been investing since 2012 but there are currently 3 exact same duplexes for sale near mine and I would not pay $154500 for them today. 

You can physically go down to DOB to verify, which clients of mine had to do over the summer to confirm on their BK purchase.