A block can transition from appreciating to depreciating within ten houses so you have to learn where it is ebbing and flowing.

Currently, I'm managing 17 units using Google Sheets, but I'm transitioning to QuickBooks.

We've been doing LTR for almost 4 years but think RAL might be a good transition for us at this point. 

The process went smoothly, and I’m happy I got a tenant so fast, but the high supply of new builds in the area makes me nervous.

Yes I have known it to work because the owner is not a push over, enforces policy and can make it run good......however, do you have the right personality to do this, AND if you move out can you continue to have the house run smoothly with no one in charge.  

After spending 25 years as a Software Engineering and Product leader, I’m now exploring the world of real estate investing (REI) and looking forward to learning from all of you.My goal is to leverage my current investments and savings to build a real estate portfolio that will eventually allow me to transition away from my current career.

He said the federal government would pay fire fighting costs.i think the state and local governments should use eminent domain and take the land, rezone it for condos and multi-family, install mass transit and better transportation systems and turn difficult to defend areas into parks.

And the NNN leaves you only managing a long term lease rather than managing a property.And given your expertise, there's nothing wrong with a transition from farmer to landlord of the farmer. 

The process was fairly smooth for me.

It's much easier to set things up right than to have to transition them later when you have multiple properties and many, many transactions.