By candlelight I conjure scripts,Dispatching offers from my lips.A mind of steel assists my pen,Sending missives now and then.Creating letters swift and sure,What practice do I thus procure?"

Spending quality time with your kids and connecting with inspirational individuals are definitely enriching pursuits outside of real estate.

I also found Brad Sumrok's apartment investing program ($35K for you and your spouse or $25K individual) which is also based in Texas. 

I have completed over 40 of them here in Memphis myself and assisted countless other clients with the strategyTalk soon @Dean Harris would be very interested in talking with you. 

The tradeoff on the joint financing is going to be the (refi) costs associated w any transfer of ownership, HOWEVER transferring title to the LLC is unlikely to trigger due on sale (b/c it sounds like most banks simply aren't monitoring and/or enforcing due on sale in these instances) which would make the ownership (sans the actual mortgage note) more easily transferable than exiting your position as an individual owner?

I worked with Scott who has always been immediately responsive and willing to assist with whatever I needed including introductions to lenders, insurance providers, local agents/brokers, tax specialists, etc.

I've leased out SFR but not commercial and plan to hire a broker to assist as well. 

Crazy but true.Here’s a CSLB chart, if you go the individual and homeowner verification route, you’re gonna need a lot of supporting evidence of competence and testimony from who you worked for etc.  

I'm already using RentRedi to screen tenants, receive rent, deliver messages, but I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions on either a software or virtual assistant type platform that helps them automate maintenance requests...

For individuals that qualify for this, they can use their rental property losses to offset their active income.