I'm basically looking for the general strategy in picking your starting location on the tournament legal maps. I understand this is kind of a loaded question, so I'm more looking for general tips (although if someone wants to go into great detail on their list and how they plan, I'm all for it). My idea is some kind of scum list with the ability to shoot at range (probably some variation of HK's) but included in it devious scheme. Appreciate your thoughts.

There is a really good episode of Mandalorian Tactics that covers this.

Agreed, Mandalorian Tactics had a great episode on this. I could cover it on a video if there's any interest but I highly recommend listen to the podcast first:

http://mandaloriantactics.podbean.com/e/episode-2-map-strategy/