@James KieferThere are many REI opportunities in different markets - markets in the Midwest and Southeast of the country are great - where not only are the purchase prices reasonable for most RE investors, but the homes are turnkey (new builds or completely rehabbed homes, tenant ready, systems 10 years of life remaining on them, property management teams in place) with appreciating home value AND appreciating rent.

Currently landlord pays for all utilities, is a system/product/device that can be installed to the water meter that tracks the usage of water through each unit so I would be able to bill the tenants separately?

However, they no longer have the property in their system due to release of mortgage.Any options when the bank owns the property? 

Better to keep it in the tax advantaged system as its pretty hard to get the money in there in the first place. 

Invest in a system that will manage your leads and automatically manage your follow ups.  

I don't have to visit my properties much because I have a team in place for each thing, systems in place to make most tasks automated (cleaning scheduling, guest communications, etc.), and emergency systems in place for when an emergency occurs.

The township may eventually update its records based on this data, but it’s not an automatic or instant notification system.4.

Investors thought they could extend their debt, but that doesn't appear to be the case with what has happened to rates.This cycle would have been a disaster if our banking system was in the same situation as 08. 

The #1 way real estate investors defer taxes to later dates is with a system called depreciation and bonus depreciation.Depreciation is the act of slowly, over time, deducting the initial expense of an asset against your taxable income.Generally over a 27.5 (residential) or 39 (commercial) yr time frame.So each year you can write off a few percent of the purchase price against your income. 

Instead, focus on improving your skillset, helping more clients at a high level and implementing systems in your business.