I'm wondering what you think is the better approach especially considering the fact that your name will be listed as the owner on the county/city GIS website that the tenants could easily see.

Do you have a website?

Their website says they work with any size company.

I've read multiple blogs / websites / youtube videos on how to determine which state is primed for investing and the general consensus is to look for:Population GrowthJob GrowthJob Diversity (More than one major employer)Average Rent PriceAverage Home PriceCrime RateCost of livingMy question is, where do you guys pull these data points from?

i have had good success retrieving the property owners information by using the county gis websites but have also ran into quite a few roadblocks regarding owners who use an attorney as the only agent of an llc. 

Instead I would look on multiple websites to see what similar properties go for.

My recommendation would be to go to your county website and look at the zoning and try to make a game plan from there.  

Any website or Facebook group that could help? 

Hello,I am currently in the process of building a We Buy Homes for Cash-style website.

Agree 💯%You can save a lot of time just reading her book, checking out the short term shop website, and see what markets they are in.