one thing you can do is donate money, goods, or helpthere are thousands of displaced people living in shelters, and then there are the first responders that are helping themthey will need food, water, diapers, towels, etc, etc, etcand in less than 2 weeks is thanksgiving, so they will need help then toothis is tragic, and I hope the town is able to be rebuilt in some fashion

Is that old-fashioned of me?

Keep things simple, do not create any payroll for him and focus on making more money.Now, if he makes $75k net, which is after expenses - then he needs to consider an S-corporation and W2 payroll for himself.Bookkeeping is simple, really: record everything he spends for business in any form that is simple for him: old-fashioned notepad, Excel or Google Sheets if he knows how to use them or apps like Expensify or TaxBot.

They saved it up the old fashioned way, through hard work and grit and all that.If the sales price is $100k, a typical "cash buyer" borrowed the money from Uncle Jeremy two weeks ago.

Enough information in a timely fashion to keep you updated but also allow the Property Manager to effectively run their business without putting you through an unnecessary emotional roller coaster ride.

Something being trendy/fashionable in the moment is not always what leads to the upward trend you allude to.I think the key is innovation. 

The only advice is that if you're using Wells Fargo, don't expect your outgoing wire transfers to happen in a timely fashion.

MTM will allow you to make changes to the rental agreement in a more timely fashion whenever the need arises.

Sure, you can make more money in real estate in the more boots on the ground fashion, but it sounds like you'd be much better off looking for truly passive forms of investing as recommended above.

These are expensive but if you are working with a management company that specializes in large properties they might have this service and can pull reports for you.But even the paid services are no substitute for good old-fashioned shoe leather.