-Interviewing/screening tenants (interviews, background checks) and managing property.From my RIA I learned there is software you can have your tenants submit their info to and it will run a background check. 

Software?

I would recommend utilizing the free landlord software out there that will perform market syndication for you.

And an audit of the books.

I’m looking for the best skip trace software or company.

Greetings,My name is Grant—I'm a Software Engineer, Programming Director, and Startup Advisor based in NYC.

Software that’s helped me personally:YNAB – zero based budgeting system and software; their philosophy will help you get out of debt and no longer live paycheck to paycheck Personal Capital – a high-level net worth tracking software PodcastsEpisode 108 - Grant Cardone...

If your time is better spent elsewhere whether it be managing your properties, finding new deals, etc. then don't get bogged down with using inefficient book keeping software. 

Academic medicine doesn't pay great (top software engineers make more), but at least Stanford offers this affordability program to help ease the pain of buying.To qualify we need 10% down. 

When i published it someone mentioned to me i need to use the % method to quickly analyze a deal, that i am wasting my time imputing all the details in my fancy software....So i am a little lost on what and how this works if someone could explain it to me.