Keep personal and business finances separate to create less headache.You should also do the following to make your bookkeeping easier:- File all receipts in a dedicated Google Drive folder.

She can set up payments to be paid on the 1st of the month and no one is driving 24/7. 

Where I live mice are common as the cold weather drives them inside.

After diligent searching there are ZERO duplexes for sale within an hours drive of my work place.

Rae, I would keep checking the sites including FSBO, FaceBkMarktplace, and driving neighborhoods. 

You may also want to check the Columbus OH market - great macroeconomics with lots of job and population growth along with major companies developing here that drive strong rental demand. 

For seasonality, I take into account holidays and local events that might drive demand.I'd be happy to connect for more ideas! 

Look into crime maps, and do the old fashioned thing of getting in a car and driving the market if it's not in your back yard.

And at the top, you need three key people: an artist (to deliver a great product), a manager (to keep things running smoothly), and an entrepreneur (to drive it forward).

The agent "worked" for 2 hours at the most including drive time to the closing.