One of the most overlooked pieces of real estate investing is your emergency fund strategy.Someone recently asked where investors store their reserves for rental properties.

I'm self managing and therefore need an online rent collection portal.

The day to day is rarely expressed online.

I would second the recommendation for quickbooks online.

For example, under the “Refrigerator” column, the following information is typically stored for each unit: Manufacturer Model Number Serial Number Color/Finish Purchase Date Warranty Status/ExpirationThis structure keeps all key data organized, easily accessible, and tied directly to the individual rental property.

We've bought at used appliance store before, but its been awhile. 

You can also take out a loan/Heloc/other or use a friend or family member to "gift" the temporary funds and pay them back from rent, sale or refinance.You can exit a current home and transition it into a rental and buy a new primary with less money down 3.5% or 5%.If you ever need some additional advise or need more tips or loopholes feel free to reach out check out my profile or send me a quick email. 

Is there any free online website? 

I need a comprehensive solution that can:• Track the property from the initial purchase and closing cost, rehab through ongoing management• Record and categorize all rental expenses• Allow me to scan and store receipts digitally "very important"• Monitor additional costs associated with the properties• Track rental income and proceedsI would appreciate any recommendations or suggestions you might have.Thank you in advance for your help!

Driving for dollars and cold calling are the most efficient ways to find properties besides online ads and digital presence, you can utilize these strategies in a way to scale, think of it this way if its only you doing this effort to achieve the result x so how about 3 doing your strategy, what about if i integrated AI to cut time during searching ?