We include the cost of all the smart tech we want installed that the homeowner keeps, safety items we require in each property, and the items/signs we use to "brand" the home to our company, as well as our time setting up the listings, pricing, guidebooks, auto messaging, cleaning up the supply closets, kitchens, etc.

If the HVAC was only 3-5 years old, I probably wouldn't think it was going out and maybe not have as much cash saved for it, but if it was 20-25 years old I would think it will die soon I better be prepared.You just need to take a look at your properties, understand the risk profile of each in terms of when certain CapEx items might need replacing, and decide if that is the risk profile you are comfortable with.

The only items to really worry about are the slightly higher fees and PPP periods on the loan. 

Russell I had my first contract come in on one of my new builds and the commission was simply one of the line items in the addendum.. it became a negotiating point and thats what I did as the owner/seller I did my counter and part of it was a commission adjustment to the amount the agent put in the offer..

My wife and I will be moving to Germany on military orders.

I just separated from the military currently living in Nothern Virginia  and I have been looking at out of state investing and I would love to get your input on that and also how would you go about finding leads when you do not live in that particular state I’m particularly looking at N.C around the Fort.

I am a contractor overseas (Germany) and as a network engineer for the DOD i will be working at Military bases. 

When I was growing my first real estate portfolio of small MF properties, I kept a list of non-pressing items that needed to be addressed at the properties.

However the previous owner will be in the military for a long time, he's on the note, and so the bank can't foreclose.

Current systems and tools:- Assistant to manage payments, invoices, ensure rents come in and chat with tenants for issues- Melio for vendor payments- Baselane for banking - separate accounts for each rental and deposit- Google sheets for Income and Expense reporting- Azibo for rent collection automation with late fee automations- Drive for my leases, SOPs, and documentations of tenants move in/move outGoals of improved system:  ensure I have a read out of how each property is preforming month over month, check on big expense items, ensure vendors get paid, mortgages get paid and rent is coming in, generate APY on float and savings for any big CapEx that comes up, and make my life easier come tax season.Is there a single software people use or what do you do for your business systems to optimize all of this?