Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.

The only costs are hourly wages to an assistant to respond to the tenants if something comes up like a question about the online payment portal system or something else.

Assumed nothing could possibly go wrong in the next 5 years what you want when you look at an investment property is to know the current rental amounts, specific expense items, and conditions of the building, grounds, and mechanical systems.  

Never communicate outside of the platforms messaging systems.......

But H&R Block was "with Watson" at least as way back as 2018!

Ultimately responsibly using leverage (both equity and debt), implementing systems and buying good assets with realizable equity  is how you scale while operating a sustainable real estate business.

We get just as frustrated because the system is a bit "broken":(I believe the team is in communication with you about your options - just be sure to also let us know your choice to secure the property to deter squatters as cost-effectively as possible.

There is a huge gain probably in a more efficient gas system then oil so they are already getting some cost savings. 

Putting in place policies and systems to handle that will be key otherwise you'll always be working or at least be on-call.  

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