Use accounting software and hire a real estate accountant to do your taxes. 

@Jody MartinezYou can pull the permits typically for the GC but not for trade permits. but if you do the work are you going to disclose this when you sell that you hired unlicensed contractors and notify your insurance if same?

It's a good thing he did, because once he broke through 50+ rentals, he got tired of managing them and hired someone else to do it and the money was available to afford that.

I don't live in the same state as the property, so I decided to just hire professional vent cleaners. 

Personally I would hire a PM.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

After that, think about hiring a bookkeeping firm that specializes in serving REIs.Regarding hiring a CPA/tax pro for tax advisory and/or tax filing, I'd wait until you purchase your next primary and convert your current primary into a rental.

If you do not have any prior experience I would hire a manageable property by a manage company that has section 8 experience or if you are going to manage them, I would get it in a "C" location or better.  

This is when hiring or partnering comes into play.