I then spent a majority of my free time learning as much as I could on the different styles and strategies that have been utilized in the past, reading everything from Lynch’s One Up on Wall Street to Graham’s Security Analysis, to learning how to build out financial models in excel.

Let me know if you want to talk in details about more strategies to utilize your equity and congrats on this property!

I have an incentive of $25,000 for going with the builder-specific lender, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to utilize it.

In addition to above, consider utility entrances.

You buy the property, you give the tenant notice of a pending increase, they pack up and leave, then you spruce it up and rent it at market rate so it's a profitable investment.When egg prices double, do you think the local grocer cries in his coffee every morning about how inflation is impacting his customers?

But, if you pay utilities, it might make sense to add a bit for the extra water / electricity.Personally, I would use this as an opportunity to tear up that 3 year lease. 

Nothing beats a custom optimized CRM to fit your needs and how you do business.I honestly feel like everyone selling CRM try really hard to make people believe they need an "out-of-the-box" system, but this truly HAS to be customized to how you manage your leads.For Lead generation we leverage GrumpyHare. 

From the homes we manage here in Central Florida any benefit of your utility bill is negated by the financing of the panels.

Thank you in advanceDepending on tree type might be able to trade or sell for the workCost for all utilities and street will vary depending on the type of road you will have inverted or crowned. - how many catch basins you will need, hydrants   - etc.Very important you must utilize both sides of the road to maximize your effective cost for the road and utilities when building.

However, if you're set on managing it yourself there's plenty of websites and apps you can utilize for rent collection.Some may or may not include messaging for requests such a repairs or maintenance, but if you're looking for rent collection there's quite a few options on the market that are affordable.