I've bought some Nest appliances already and I'm also using ZeneHome to optimize my mortgage, insurance, prop taxes, etc but want to hear more about what tech others are using to cut costs at home?

Just know that if they don't plan on making your a educational real estate website that is local optimized and mobile friendly then don't bother. 

I have never had an investor attorney or CPA and it is time to get one to optimize my business and get things going more efficiently.

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Cash flow is my end goal, but in order to reach that point where I can afford those kind of properties I'm left with the method mentioned above unless someone can give me any better ideas.Please, anyone reading along this thread; would you please give me some pointers if my mindset is not in the right place or there is a more optimal route I can take.Ideally, I'd like to keep my potential business partner because of the fact that he would cover any labor costs in the present as well as in the future and is giving me full control of the property in terms of tenants, decisions on holding / selling, and what to do to properties in order to appreciate their values.

Knowing the answer to these questions will at least provide you a basis for determining what your yearly gains need to be at minimum and of course you will be wanting to optimize that. 

The advantages of Wordpress is that you can have a fully optimized site that google can clearly send bots through for search results.

. $40,000 for a turnkey rental property is possible here but not optimal.

Could someone please help me spare a glance at how I can optimize these numbers?

I would optimize the asset you currently live in to get the highest rent possible and rent that out.