You could also use quick books.

My friend @Miller McSwain does this very well and is even writing a book about it!

I'm a huge advocate for education so whether it's listening to podcasts, reading books on various investing strategies, or plugging into the forums & articles on BP, make sure to get a solid educational foundation as you start.

I recommend reading a ton of books, watching podcasts, and connecting with investor friendly agents that connect you with the other members of your core-4. 

They like cookie cutter, by the book deals that fit their box. 

We've been reading a few Real Estate Investing books and hoping to get some advises/guidance here.About us:- In our early 40's, primary residence is a SFH we purchased for 750K with 20% down, now value at 1.25 million, with mortgage balance of 425K (refinance to 15 years fixed 1.99% in September 2021).

Cashflow aside, I have still seen great appreciation and I'm sure Boulder will continue to have a strong market if/when rates start to come down.Shameless plug to @Dave Meyer's Start with Strategy, but I wish I had read this book before I started investing.

We need a solution that will let us live our current lives without the added workload required to get more prorperies on our books and in service and even if we got $500k from a partner it wouldn't be enough to make that happen.In short, I can't keep up the 9 to 5 thing on top of a full rental portfolio for another decade

The biggest variable is probably the tenant, but I think they do a very good job leasing properties quickly & keeping tenants in place which is the most important aspect in my book in a successful portfolio! 

Brandon writes about this in his book and a lot of investors preach it, but cash-for-keys is a terrible practice that should only be used as a last resort.