The best budget system would be comprehensive excel where you can run various cases.

It makes me go crazy because I want to offer excellent service, but then having to outsource and worse, wait an extra day or more because the guy I called is booked.Has anyone else gone through similar feels?

If you set up a separate bank account for the rental property it makes it much easier to track income & expenses.Another option is Kitt (I'm biased) but it has the important tools from Quickbooks and is much easier to use for real estate investors.Another option would be using an Excel or Airtable expense tracking template while you're starting out.

I have worked with Kerry, he's excellent. 

Stephanie  Excellent! 

@Nigel Prentice all excellent questions, thanks!

Thanks @Sam ShuehWow, $25,000.I property purchase was a foreclosure.I think I picked up a pretty good deal in current market.I have had a number of realtors view the property, the feedback has been very positive.Location is excellent and this neighbourhood is hot, prices are moving.I have also looked at comps and anywhere from $130,000-160,000 dependent on the size of house and the quality of rehab.I have also had rental assessment come in at around $1100-1200 per monthI pretty much have now made up my mind to hold and rent this property.

Your 401k is an excellent ressource, but not to take money out (and pay the penalty) - rather borrow from it and pay yourself interest.Make sure that you dont pay too much.

In my experience, it is an excellent tool for tracking incoming calls and being able to match the marketing that generated that call (i.e. a different number for different mailings, etc.) but I always found it to be cumbersome to make outgoing calls from, considering a cell phone is pretty simple to use.

I have excellent credit, zero debt, and a decent amount of cash in the bank.