A kitchen fire in the back unit got a little out of control and burned up to the roof.

An Excel file or other detailed record-keeping system would okay, as long as it accurately tracks your hours spent on real estate activities.

The Rentastic (and other RE focused systems) do seem way more simple, and user friendly than QBO.

Just remember that wholesaling is much tougher than all the gurus make it seem to be, but not impossible at all if you create the right systems and understand, when you are new, that you are solving problems, not throwing cash.

Overall, it's a good system.

Single family homes are exempt from rent control when privately owned.  

There is a growing trend of apartment owners investing in submetering systems for water as these have gotten more affordable.

Coos Bay - The main delay with application in this area is whether the property is on public utilities or has a septic system and private or public water source.

There are too many factors that you cant control .

This was traumatic for me and helped shape my belief system.