It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.

@Kyle Cross you claim to know a lot about the industry, but your questions are vague and so is the info you've provided.Not sure how managing 8 units doesn't, "require much management"?

Problem with these is 1) they won't appreciate as quickly as those closer to the city and 2) it's a whole different tenant base, usually with a lot more management.

If you have one high earner as a W-2 I would recommend the other switch to managing the Real Estate side of your wealth ASAP. 

In my opinion, more important metrics are total profit and time spent managing the operation.All marketing works.

I work with a property management company in NJ and we see a lot of success with our clients holding long-term rentals. https://www.tvdhousing.com/Welcome to BP! 

I'm managing D class properties with a property manager and am making a profit. 

I'm tempted to do what many have said which is to just use a debit card, but I get 2% back on a CC, which is not insignificant when managing dozens of vendors, and I really hate to change a process that's working because the software I chose is lacking a basic feature.  

@Isla Arshad,  you've described the experience of many landlords who manage their own properties.

Are you self managing those properties?