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.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

If you got a report that someone was smoking cigarettes or cigars outside only, per the rules, would you post the same question?

If you are not Materially Participating, the loss will be reported on Form 8582 and like be classified as "Unallowed".The ordinary loss from Schedule E cannot offset the Schedule D capital gains. 

Hopefully your accountant did not file an 8824 reporting the 1031 exchange. 

It’s a smart choice if you want to streamline operations and ensure a consistent, high-quality guest experience without being hands-on 24/7.I'd be happy to share more ideas.

Here on planet earth it takes longer than 5 hours to do that job and people who do consistent work don't work for $2 dollars an hour.

This comes from a 2017 City document, but it seems to be current.http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/ceda/documents/report/oak050966.pdfA real pity, with the severe lack of housing in Oakland. 

@Bhushan Shinkre  I am wondering if the fund removal can be reported as credit card fraud.

So, why would you NOT factor in a car payment when determining the liklihood of an applicant paying their rent consistently on time?