I love how Mint was "semi-automatic", and did a decent job on its own although you needed to come in and tweak categories.All this to say, are there any other Mom & Pop investors out there with more complex personal finance that have found useful software solutions? 

The in between type tenants haven't found their way to my properties over the past 10 years of doing this. 

I’ve found that working with someone who’s local and understands the market dynamics can really help avoid costly mistakes.Keep us posted on your progress—I’m sure others here would love to learn from your journey too.

The PA’s we found wanted 10% to 15% of the amount received from the insurance company.  

We actually found it on market and we were able to finance with the 5% Fannie Mae conventional loan. 

The ONLY warranty I’ve ever found to be worth anything are the $5/mo warranties through utility companies.

It's a good time saver - glad you found it useful!

If I hadn't texted them, they'd not have told me.They were great tenants - and I'm happy they found a home they love. 

I have been interested in buying a laundromat but have been hesitant thus far because the only ones I have found have been on leases and I’m worried about investing hundreds of thousands of dollars into something that can be terminated or significantly altered with the end of the lease.

After some digging, I found a helpful and very recent article that appears to agree with this (see link).https://www.keepertax.com/post...At this point, I am feeling a little better because it seems I may actually be just fine (i.e. no need to issue 1099s)!