That's a hell of an achievement in my book! Keep

Money in escrow for a 1031 which you refer to is another story, what I am talking is a basic bookkeeping system for small businesses where we wear lots of hats.Some of us on here were doing 1031's before you were born and have watched them evolve over time. 

They all discuss the front end "Deal Analysis" ect but not the back end of the business or bookkeeping side.  

Payroll, bookkeeping, etc can mostly be done remotely.Here is a great list of questions to ask a potential accountant:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/70447-questions-to-ask-a-cpaAlso check out the www.NAEA.org page in your search.

My wonderful wife will be doing all the book keeping and managing of the property from an office stand point. 

For taxes, bookkeeping and corporation setup work, I use Kym from Westcross Financial.

Eventually I began to resent doing all the acquisition, financing, fix up, renting, collection and book keeping, but splitting the income and equity growth as my partner had moved out of town and started a construction company. 

Fellow landlords, do you use Quickbooks for bookkeeping purposes or is there another quality program out there that let's you track, record, maintain income and expenses related to your rentals?

Book keeping problems?

@Mark Douglas You'll need strategies for bookkeeping, rent collection, expense management, tax reporting, etc.