On a side note, my laptop was just stolen in Oakland this past weekend.

My wife found a software called Landlord Max, but the laptop she loaded it on crashed in less than a month and with tax season and everything else she has never loaded in into her new desktop to get it up and running. 

@Wes BlackwellI used to backpacking and had a great time traveling the world for less than $1000 per month.

It's the Plumber, I've come to fix the sink.Go away you're an evil demon who can't come in.And it's the Owner, open this door and let us in sir (or ma'am)--or I will evict you into the street (that's your call, but a threat might get the door opened).No go away evil demons.I have the pass key and we are coming in (if it's allowed by law where you are) (and watch out for bullets or other aggressive behavior--practice safe showing behavior and keep your self between them and the exit door until things calm down--so you can escape more easily).And I'd be uncomfortable with the Tradesmen being in the house without being there to supervise--due to LIES about things being stolen--laptops, big screens, etc..And if they make a huge problem out of this, maybe think about replacing them and then doing the work during the turn.Just my 2 cents.I doubt they are talking to the renters parrot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Not only I read real estate books, I analyzed local and out of state deals on my laptop night in and night out.  

1)Buy them laptop and have them shadow me even to the job site?

I backpacked all over Mexico "back in the day". 

I used my laptop, and found over 20 cases in under 5 minutes in which he personally was named as defendant as well as a few he was found guilty of.This made me laugh at the suckers that paid him.

My laptop is locked down, no remote access and I am not allowed to install anything foreign, including thumb drives into my laptop.

Over here no-one would work like hell when they could live on handouts and have a nice apartment, a big-screen tv, cellphone, and laptop courtesy of the ignorant taxpayers (myself included)!