SEP-IRAs or SIMPLE IRAs), donor advised funds, or research & development if you're building out any software to run your business.Just some things to think about outside of the realm of real estate. 

I purchased my first property couple months ago in Feb.  Have a good tenant.  My first property was turnkey, ready for rent. Should I wait until I have enough savings for a 20% down payment and do the same again?  I ...

Over the years, I've gained extensive experience with STRs, navigating regulations, building teams remotely in various markets and countries, and testing nearly every piece of relevant software.

I was able to learn about acquisition, renovations, project management, furnishing a short-term rental, using property management software, and lowering our cost of living compared to renting.

Buy or inherit and hold all their lives while working the properties for income.I've seen teachers, firemen, software engineers and all sorts of people utilize both strategies successfully.

There's a tool called Depreciate'Em that is listed on BiggerPockets Software page(http://biggerpockets.com/software.html)I have found the DepreciateEm.com site to be quite useful.

You can pay a lot of a software... or you can do the following: - Assume you are handed $2.5M in cash in 10 years (pick your number). - Take a blank sheet of paper, and a pen/pencil. - Draw a big circle on the paper.

My leases all require tenants to accept notices by email and text, to "opt in" for text messages from my property management software, and to maintain a current email and phone number in my system for the duration of their tenancy.

I have been in the industry for about 7 years now, and I have tried a lot of different pricing software.

You can ask them how to best track your finances and get suggestions for software, spreadsheet, etc.