She said that I can open another bank account for the rents/deposits/expenses or I can just keep track of the money in an Excel type spread sheet.

I hope to be able to do some deals like that in future :) I think you made an excellent decision, nicely done.

Our debt is low (other than current home mortgage) and our credit is excellent, if that makes a difference.Thank you!

So here goes...I've got about 10K cash, excellent fico, great DTI.

Many people have an accountant process the taxes (1065 filing) but a member (or all members) can create and file... 

Looking for value add could provide an excellent opportunity.

Businesses are back open and people are ready to work which are excellent signs.  

I haven't shopped around for insurance for a few years now, but I noticed a significant increase in how much we pay for our Texas  rentals.What REPUTABLE (with good/excellent history of paying out in case of fire) insurers would you recommend? 

I haven't shopped around for insurance for a few years now, but I noticed a significant increase in how much we pay for our Texas rentals.What REPUTABLE (with good/excellent history of paying out in case of fire) insurers would you recommend?

Also, our location is walking distance to the university, and biking or walking distance to downtown, so location is excellent, except that the neighborhood is still transitional.