It also has a bunch of really unique benefits/tools for your rental portfolio (Lease Indication Tool, Expense Tracking, Maintenance Requests, Rent Collection, Tenant Communication, etc.) in one central place.

It collects our rent, deposits it into our bank account, tracks all of our expenses, applies late fees, has full accounting and reporting, markets our properties, screens our tenants, lets tenants report maintenance issues, etc, etc.With the click of a button our rentals are broadcast on 25 websites including Zillow, apartments.com, etc.

You're on the right track, and this kind of groundwork really pays off.

You can turn around and sale these retail for $5,000 if it doesn't work out. 

Happy to share some tools I use for tracking deals, contractors, and neighborhood insights if that helps!

In a overheated market holding out, may work out.  

Even if you’re not handy, you can meet the 750-hour requirement by focusing on oversight and management, but the key is to track your time carefully.

The main thing is tracking your costs properly.

A good investor friendly Realtor will be able to a help you identify and acquire opportunities in the market and recommend the other professionals you need and involve them in the investment decisions early on so they are helping you win from the start.Avoid people who are good salespeople but don't act in your best interest and don't have a proven track record of success!

Lenders don’t care which bank you use — they just want clean, separate business accounts for tracking.