Now, moving forward he offered for us to take it over completely.

What is your take on these softwares that help with rent collection and expenses? 

Switch Lenders: I’m currently working on refinancing (six other properties), so I’m thinking maybe I should take everything to another lender who might be a better fit.  

You can easily do this on a spreadsheet, and it will take less time to track than finding and learning new software.

That alone was the biggest improvement for my business practices and allowed me to take all of my bookkeeping in-house and eliminate the expense I was shelling out for a bookkeeper.

Kudos for taking action and adjusting course when needed!

This is the same type of personality to gaslight you when you don't agree with their view on a deal or something goes awry, gatekeep you from information and deals, and become a resistance force in actually becoming a REI. 

Someone could have income from a pension, disability, investments, or even Section 8 without being employed.I'm not taking the time to study your market, but the ad looks pretty good.

It's time to take another look at them.Does anyone have any real-world experience with the affiliation/commission side of it? 

If you're doing STR the first thing you'll need is the VLS license from the state, and that comes with the requirement of taking an 8 hour class.There weren't any of those on the schedule, but I need mine so I talked them into doing one in early February if you want to hop on that one.