Evenually if all goes well I would like to continue growing my portfolio and eventually expanding to different areas if all goes well. 

Went from a shoebox-and-spreadsheet approach to Xero to eventually building my own bookkeeping tool out of frustration with paying for separate subscriptions per entity.I'm here to learn from people who've been doing this longer than I have - especially around commercial real estate, multi-entity management, and scaling a small portfolio.

If you allow text, email, and phone calls, you will eventually lose track of something.

The average duration of unemployment has reached 25.7 weeks — the highest level in four years.Why this matters: A cooling labor market can slow economic growth and may eventually create pressure for lower interest rates.Private Hiring Looks Better — But Still UnevenSeparate data from ADP showed 63,000 private-sector jobs added in February, beating expectations.But the gains were concentrated in smaller companies.Small businesses added jobsMid-sized companies cut jobsLarge employers added only modestlyAnother signal: the pay increase workers get when switching jobs has narrowed to the smallest gap on record.Why this matters: Employers appear to be hiring more cautiously, another sign that the labor market is losing steam.Other Indicators Point to Cooling HiringSeveral additional labor market signals reinforce the same trend.Layoff announcements have surged early this year, with January and February layoffs among the highest for those months since 2009.At the same time, hiring plans have dropped sharply.

I eventually had to fire them. 

My wife spent hours on the phone with Buildium customer service and kept getting bounced around to different people, but eventually ended up on the phone with the 3rd party company Buildium uses to run their backgrounds.

Many landlords eventually reach a point where traditional underwriting becomes restrictive.At what stage did you start considering DSCR financing instead of conventional loans?

I know a bookkeeper and/or CPA could help with this but for now I want to learn how to do these things on my own, I plan to eventually hire one or have my son take over the books later. 

Credit scores mean absolutely nothing and using them to ascertain rental worthiness will eventually place you at great risk.

Should add that we would eventually like to own a multifamily, and this may give us leverage to expand our real estate portfolio.