You can also get the actual lender (funding lender) names, so when you discuss the loan with your mortgage broker, you can say things like "I heard Bank of America" has a program like this... etc.Good luck!

There are programs out there to make sure that you don't have to worry about vacancy clauses and any number of items that can come up as an investment property.

Does anyone use software programs for their taxes?

As an accountant, I'd probably keep it in a spreadsheet because most budget vs actual parts of accounting programs are kinda crappy.Professional Fees (not related to a specific job) such as Legal, AccountingPayroll Expenses (Salary and taxes, as appropriate)Office SuppliesVehicle ExpensesTravel Expenses (not job specific)Dues and SubscriptionsAdvertisingBusiness LicensesEtc....

Section 8 is a government housing program run by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is administered by a local housing authority (HA).

Then I wanted to learn apts so I read a lot of books then reached out to the authors and ended up in a mentorship program where I learned how to raise money and buy apt communities with investors. 

The difference between QuickBooks and Excel, is that QuickBooks will calculate everything for you, whereas with excel you need to program it to calculate everything for you.  

Then it turns into pitchfest for his mentor program.That's when I walked out.Don't waste your time traveling to an expensive hotel to be pitched his mentoring program.

My accountant likes it and it's easy enough for me to do basic things like have two or more buildings with different checking accounts and mortgages in one program.

I recently listened to a podcast with Ted Thomas and I like the ideas but the program seems pricey.