We use all the screening features and I have no complaints.

QBO has every feature you need to run a business, excellent reporting, and solid vendor management.

Most people try to use a bulldozer (complex enterprise software) to plant a garden.

Also no.But you’re speaking with people who already raised their hand.People who want to have a conversation.People who are open to solving a problem.That accelerates learning.You get better at:Talking to sellersUnderstanding motivationSolving real problemsStructuring real dealsInstead of spending most of your time fighting for someone to stay on the phone.At the end of the day, this business pays you for:Talking to sellersGoing on appointmentsBuilding relationshipsLocking up contractsEverything else is mostly busy work.Busy work feels productive — but it doesn’t generate revenue.Cold calling also adds complexity beginners don’t need:List pullingSystem setupTool managementCompliance concernsConstant rejection managementYou’re already learning contracts, numbers, negotiation, and market dynamics.Why make it harder?

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

And are willing to take on the added currency risk, political risk, and legal complexity risk.

Appfolio typically requires a minimum of 50 doors in their system.Buildium doesn't care and is a bit easier to use - albeit it does not have as many features.

I started looking into more things a LLM (large language model) would be capable of doing and started working on a couple features to help with some of the repetitive data entry I was doing every month.I'm curious about learning how people do bookkeeping and some of the things they dread doing?

H&R Block can be great if your return is simple(Few W-2's and a few amount of 1099's).However, if your return is more complex than that, you might want to find a specialist.The issue with H&R Block is that it might be hard to reach out to an accountant during the year if you have any questions.

Depends if the passive investment itself is internally leveraged,So, if an investor is investing in a syndication which owns say a 50 unit apartment complex free and clear of debt, and invests $100k, 50k of which is borrowed at say 5% on a home equity line of credit, this is probably ok.Not so much under the same scenario of personal borrowing where the syndication had a 50% LTV mortgage itself against the subject property.