@Nicholas Baughman Comparisons between markets are a recurring topic on the boards here.  

I'm less than a year out and the anxiety has already start to set in.

Fear leads people to want to be in control to lessen their anxiety and their fear.

Creating a passive stream of recurring income that exceeds my monthly expenses.

From that point on, every month rent will recur on the 1st.My first question: as soon as the landlord adds the lease to my software, assuming the day is December 15th, 2016.

Because with my wife against my business decisions, it makes them one thousand times more difficult to make which causes stress and anxiety which makes me a much less efficient leader which leads to more poor decisions and worse leadership and the downward spiral continues.

My goal is to become financially independent and earn a steady and recurring income stream from long-term, buying and holding of rental properties.

I don't want a maid or regular recurring cleaning service.

IMO you want something that speaks directly to landlord anxiety.

I just keep a Reserve account, which is a savings account, where I drop anything left over from the deposited rent, minus monthly recurring expenses.