Look in to a platform like Hemlane, Avail, or RenRedi to collect rent, screen tenants and handle maintenance. 

As Don mentioned above 20% or less of equity in a market that is flat or falling is NO equity if you need to exit.

If not, then it's time to update.BiggerPockets has a Lease Agreement Package under "TOOLS" at the top of your screen. $100 for a lease and several other documents (FREE FOR PRO MEMBERS!)

Hi I'm screening an applicant who works at a large organisation that uses 3rd party employment verification system (which I have accessed via the portal from the organisation's website).

Use the top three or four discriminators so applicants can screen themselves.Then you need to have clear screening criteria yourself.

There will be unexpected costs that come up, so make sure you give a little cushion in your budgeting for that. 5) Screening- Have a thorough and standardized screening process.

My inclination is there will be a race to the bottom on fees with flat fee and a' la carte services becoming more prominent  while larger brokerages create their own "MLS ecosystems".  

For example, where I am garbage is often charged by the municipality as a separate flat fee.

Examples are as follows:5-4-3-2-1 (Stepdown in %)Flat 55555 (5% for all 5 years or 3 years (5-5-5)6 months of interest pmts on 80% of the loan balance (hybrid penalty)your PPP choice directly impacts your rate and DSCR so be sure to weigh out these factors altogether. 

Below show some screen shots of what we give to our accountant and this works for him.