Also, without even looking at the plans a 7 unit building will likely have flawed floor plans and/ or an inefficient layout unless its an irregular site.

Go on furnishedfinder.com and airbnb.com to find what is available on those sites for a traveler.

I have written a blog post that may help you out.

My husband is on site all day every day as the GC and that helps.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Cleaning up our work area, I remembered what my old co-worker once told me on the construction site "There are 3 ways a job gets done: One way in our head, another way planned out, and how the job actually goes." 

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

Like others have stated, their price is not always the best especially if you use cashback sites and/or search for coupon codes for other sites.

The other positive, at least for apartments.com is if they fill out an application it's good for any other unit on the site for 30 days without having to pay the fee again.Not that it matters for the law but another thing we do for tenants after they are selected is do a gift basket that exceeds that in which they paid in application fees.