Not only for the reasons you mention (easily manipulated, depending on format), but also have next to nothing to do with what your operations will look like.While I do agree that you should try to verify income, both through lease review, P&L, and if they will share: bank statements and tax filings, at the end of the day, I don't put a ton of value in seller financials, for many reasons.  

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Even if the tenants agree, anyone of them can file an action against you.

We use Digb, they also support us with tax filing. 

The other county I have someone that goes down and get the files for me.

I file my taxes in Florida and am considering setting up an Investment LLC, a Property Management LLC, and possibly another LLC for short-term and mid-term rentals.

It contains hundreds of files such as ebooks, checklists and spreadsheets for real estate investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/filesGood luck.

A new tax year is upon me and I'm thinking of buying quickbooks, as it would help me file my taxes and would look better to a lender than the expense sheet of my own creation.Thoughts? 

If I invest a multifamily through a Roth IRA, will I still receive the same tax benefits as I would with personal cash when I file my tax return?

You can use a calculator online to find out the principal and interest payment then just add annual taxes and insurance quote into the payment.