Investing with others will be cleaner with a multi-member LLC and probably originating a note/mortgage as the security instrument for your investors.

With the movement towards automation, it seems like the personal touch is simply fading.I think there remains an argument to consider the underwriting standards found in the movie It's A Wonderful Life.  

They will look out for your best interest, provide insight, and be instrumental in assisting you in producing an accurate pro forma.

Require notice in writing, email them my move-out instructions, and move on.Every time I find an issue that occurs regularly, I create a process for it and automate it as much as possible.

They make it easy by automating the booking process including taking payments maintaining the calendar etc.

Everything is automated.

Increase your knowledge, experience, then confidence - go for it afterwards... get as many as you can handle or create a automated system to handle for you.

The majority of CRM's are for tracking names, emails, phone numbers and automated follow ups.

They have been instrumental in bringing my wife on board and illustrating how we, too, could use real estate investing to our advantage.Many thanks in advance...Jeff

Mainly, the systems implemented are fascinating (VA, automated offers, etc.)