They don't seem to realize that this is a financial organization. 

.- Turning a long, unorganized stream of thoughts into a clear outline so I can organize my "monkey brain

I also spent a fair amount of time playing sports when I was younger, as well as have had private coaching related to sports training and fitness, so I understand good vs bad coaching.The various RE coaching programs I saw from the oustide-in (via my clients who were in them) were gurus and sharks with questionable experience/expertise who were charging more than $1k/month to basically answer questions via a phone call or offer a monthly/biweekly "mastermind".

The IRS wants to see that you’re actively directing and managing the business — things like approving budgets, coordinating repairs, analyzing performance, and making operational decisions — not just reviewing reports or responding to occasional updates.So while it’s not impossible, it’s rarely achievable unless you’re very hands-on, even from a distance, and have solid time logs to back it up.If you’re interested, I can share a free REPS tracker that helps you record and organize your hours.

The first are those who spent years working for real estate development/related organizations, learned the business while earning a salary, saved money, and built real capital relationships they’re ex employers allow them to tap into. 

It's certainly nice @Jay Hinrichs although my opinion is biased by my home market and the things we have in the price range is a fair bit of difference: https://www.zillow.com/community/evanswood/452295817_zpid/ and yeah, that pic is not a whopsie, indoor sport-courts a popular thing here. 

It’ll make taxes and bookkeeping way easier.Use property management software — something like Baselane can help you collect rent online, automate reminders, track maintenance, and organize receipts all in one dashboard.

My husband and I caught the same bug early on ;) For getting organized early on, you don’t need to overcomplicate it.

Would really like to see if there's any organized movement on the LP side to hold them more accountable and maximize funds recovery.Would love to network to discuss more for those in the Houston area 

.: I want to organize my business books better to be able to quickly apply for loans, LOC, share with an accountant, file taxes, etc.