We find ourselves receiving a combination of PDFs, excel spreadsheets, banking statements etc which then require reconciling and organization on our end.

They are often based on a combination of unleveraged internal rates of return and discounts to replacement cost due to the scarcity of debt.Where cap rates are used, they have seen significant movement off the 2021 lows, with 5-star properties seeing yields expand by 175-200 basis points.

We have 3 rentals, and Turbotax says we made about $27k off the 3 combined last year, so I ended up having to pay the IRS $8k.

@Maryam Mostafa 12 cap is high risk, high effort or some combination of the two.

Many modern options (none of them perfect, most adequate) that charge much less than that. 

It would be easier (i.e combining capital) and nice to have a common goal but I’m not sure if it’s advisable if my spouse’s mindset isn’t as investment oriented

Wow, that's quite a modern design.

I'm getting homes so cheap I'm most likely just going to get a $10,15,000 personal loan and use the combine rent to pay it off much quicker.

Until then the tax advantages combined with the control of your own real assets can’t be beat. 

With your combined incomes, it's within reach.