I get that sharing a house isn't ideal but some people love the house hacking approach.Personally, if I own one piece of real estate, I want it to be the one I live in.

People always leave alcohol.

Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.

I see so many people get in awful situations only to find out "it was in the contract"; specifically getting out of the contract if need be.

We've done a search and have left notes on doors for people who have that name.

I really trusted my agent and knew several people who had invested in Reno so I took the leap after trying and failing for years to buy my own home in really high cost cities where I lived (NYC, DC, SF Bay area). 

So I will be mainly focusing on South Florida where I have people, resources, and experience.

I’m a business owner and aspiring real estate investor looking to learn, grow, and connect with like-minded people.

Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

You need to pay 10% less than the people who are “good at it already”.