Self managing is a solid way to learn the business, and it’s smart that you’re already setting up systems and tools. 

Aloha Nold, you can use tools like Propstream or PropertyRadar. 

Paging @Garrett Brown our resident STR specialist - what say you about tips for lead photos on listings??

I hire local professionals for inspections and cleaning, but even then, I’ve run into issues where things were missed because I wasn’t physically there.3.Tools: I use software like Tenant Cloud for rent collection and maintenance tracking, but no tool can replace having someone who can physically check on properties.

I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. 

I hear so many things from door knocking to contacting your circle of influence but lets be realistic there is tons and tons of tools that make outreach way more effective.What would be a good way to market to get 5 listings this month?

I think it is easy to become overly reliable on these tools and just let it run.

I'm wondering what tools and resources you all use as rental owners and investors to get or keep your financial ducks in a row?

There’s a lot to go through on this site if you have any tips or forums that you find to be really helpful let me know. 

There are also other websites that have a Cost of Living index or other comparison tools.