@Aaron OlsenYou can always start small and scale up as the needs grow bigger and evolve.

While the Online version - it is updated every few months and ever-evolving with new features and reports.Outsource bookkeeping - Does not matter which QuickBooks version you use; you can be in Timbuktu and still access your QuickBooks Desktop file as low as $12/month.

I have decided to get more active on here, hoping to find and build relationships/connections/network to help my real estate ventures evolve from more of a sideline approach to more involved player.

Conventional thinking has evolved regarding folks paying through the nose for pedigree and miring themselves in debt as they begin adulthood.  

I think as you grow and learn you evolve!

The differentiation happens after: either they keep buying crappy deals, or they evolve and learn to make more money with less effort and fewer resources invested.

Just let the extra cashflow generated, accumulate and pay for each successive property.I think over time, your plan will evolve and youll hit your goal faster than you ever thought!

I responded that I was willing to consider it, given that they were signing a 2 year lease, and that when the time comes for their dog adoption we would need to sign a separate pet agreement with a deposit of $200.They did not see any restrictions beyond that, because I myself was not aware of insurance restrictions, and hadn't evolved in my research to develop my own. 

My lease (actually rental agreement, I don't do year leases) has evolved significantly over time.  

Things have evolved and we have human-less cars in many towns.