Bonus is they helped me become an anonymous owner through the LLC's and trusts. 

I recommend that you learn the tax code and take ownership over your strategy.Not having some foundational knowledge and an opinion on how to approach taxes as a business owner is a huge mistake.In my experience, every single business owner who says "I just let my CPA worry about it and I focus on my business" is doing a suboptimal job at tax planning.They are likely missing out on 10s or hundreds of thousands in saved dollars every year.Stop making excuses and get to work.Just a few months of part-time learning about taxes will pay you for the rest of your career.

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.

I love it and want to understand how it works.Does anyone know if the results of these surveys impact the rental owner's listing?

Once you read the explanation below, you will understand how REALLY bad things can be if you don't get the letters but go through with the purchase.First, the owner/seller should have a clause in the lease requiring tenants to sign (or object to in writing) tenant estoppel letters if presented to them.

I am a NJ PM owner and started using Baselane, as well, for its ease of setting up virtual accounts, transaction categorization, and overall organization. 

@Eli Kantor The complex I still follow having invested and owner occupied is over 30 years old and has 340 units.

Quote from @Karl Kauper: Good morning- Just “boosting” this thread this morning in hopes of more feedback from property owners in the Cleveland area.

I want to present Investor A with a hefty down payment to cover improvements of his other assets, while also offering owner finance terms so that in the 3-5 year period he can “sell” the properties to me which I have been paying off throughout the time, so that investor A can successfully 1031 into another investment at that time. 

Plus look for a handy person to take care of any maintenance issues that crop up.You will need to look at each and every room with a critical eye of a guest and not the owner.