Most investors underestimate how much equity the financial partner will desire, but 1) they have virtually all the risk 2) there are a lot of investment options for those with capital.  3) you experience is on the light side.  

The other one of them is a really unique property that has a 1925 sqft Mill home (built in 1920) which has a butlers quarters so, the house is already virtually divided with two kitchens and two separate living quarters.

Do you recommend self-managing with virtual tools (online rent collection) or hiring a property manager?

They additionally employ virtual assistants, cold callers, negotiators, and inspectors.  

The issue is the last 2 years have been a wash meaning the Ira balance is virtually the same as it was before I did the transfers.  

Most assignors in my area of Texas have virtually no concept of the real costs associated with an investment, including acquisition, hold, remodel and sale costs.

I also use virtual mailboxes to keep my personal address out of public domain. 

If a warranty deed has been filed or even a memorandum of sale or a lis pendens, it makes getting clear title virtually impossible without the co-operation of the one who filed or having assistance from an attorney and maybe a long, costly, lawsuit. 

It was a turnoff for me seeing that, and from a guy that uses virtual assistants the way he does (they respond to most if not all of his user comments on Youtube), it doesn't take much imagination to figure out what that was about. 

Some of the features I like best are: it's very easy to set up bank accounts and sub-accounts within Baselane so keeping finances straight across a multi-property or multi-LLC is simple and clean; I like being able to set up virtual credit cards to pay my subs and trades with and attach that credit card to a specific bank account or property; and I love the rent processing feature that gives me real time updates about the status of rent collection.