I agree with @Richard F. statement about how hilarious some of the DIY landlord posts are about, "How easy property management is".

In my experience, the most important thing isn’t whether you DIY or hire someone — it’s having a system in place from the beginning.A few simple things that tend to work well for small investors:1.

True for all DIY investors, even when they are managing locally!

My brothers are not interested in being landlords so my next steps are either selling and starting with my 3rd of that money with my own venture or buying them out of some portion of a single family and 2 multi-families. 

Many investors who started out with construction skills started the DIY method.

@Adam Ahrens — that’s a tough one to answer generically because software choice is 100% portfolio-dependent.Some platforms are built for:Third-party fee managementOwner-operator portfoliosSmall DIY shops100+ door operationsWhat works at 20 doors can break at 200.Before switching, I’d get clear on:Are you managing for others or just yourself?

Can be something only accounting-focused like Quickbooks, or DIY property management software with built-in accounting like RentRedi, Hemline or Doorloop.

@Jon Martin @Tyler DivinI feel DIY and remote cost seg. studies will be a red flag in case of an IRS audit.

I went to Federa's website and found SmartBuy DIY where I did by myself every process from start to finish.

Hi Brad, I’ve been in that same position, and the most viable path is to find an investor who can bring the down payment and structure a joint venture, while a lender finances the rest of the deal.