My goal for the next 10 years is to build a sustainable and profitable mortgage business and use the profits to invest in long-term rentals.

In most instances they aren't less costly but they do provide a solution for difficult installation challenges.

I initially thought may be a security alarm, but a security screen door seems much better solution.

At that point, it's worth researching and finding a solution that better meets your needs.

As we move deeper into the third quarter, it will be interesting to see how these trends evolve and whether the strong demand can sustain the positive momentum in rent growth across the country.

After digging around I've come to the conclusion that for a small team with a small amount of properties you simply can't beat a free solution like Google Drive with Google sheets, docs.

Commercial real estate solutions for developers, home builders.

If you do decide to purchase a primary, a multi-unit property could be a solution in terms of receiving cash flow on the other rented out units. 

I would watch out for caveats with the strategy, and double check it of course, but I think this is just a "pull out excel" type of solution and compare the ways to go about it. 

One of the biggest takeaways from my Master's Program in Engineering that has made a huge impact is this: Great solutions come from great problems - you can't find the solution without first understanding the problem.