Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Be flexible and respectful to both the residents and to the employee of the company actually paying the bill.I know this sounds incredibly basic and simple, and it is.

Scour every home site available and even sites that are not know for home sales, but sales in general - you may be surprised.

Otherwise, you could also provide prevention recommendations somewhere on the lease that includes what you've mentioned above.Assuming you don't have a lawyer to help with your rental agreement you can find some sample clauses on a site such as Law Insider.

A lot of people are not good with money, plain and simple, and a lot of times those people are our children, siblings, or parents.

Great to have you on the site. 

A simple search on a service like Propstream will show you what properties have them. 

I don't beleive this is true based on the IRS site stating you don't have to issue a 1099 if you are "not engaged in a trade or business."  

I'm curious if this discrepancy is typical of other regions as well.How accurate is the data on this site?

You can do this with a simple, one-page addendum, or even a written statement added to the existing lease and signed by you and the tenant.Example:This lease agreement is hereby amended to reflect the change in ownership of the rental property located at 123 Straight Street, Cody, WY 82414.