Those a little more adventurous might try an “enhanced” buy and hold whereas they take advantage of the following1.

Instead, a hybrid approach could be more cost-effective and aligned with your goals.Why Full-Service Property Management Might Not Be Necessary:Based on my experience, Evolve is a popular "half-service" property manager, which means they handle tasks like creating professional listings, managing dynamic pricing, guest communication, and advertising on platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Not sure if you're still looking but, condos can be a solid investment for long-term rentals due to their typically lower purchase price and less maintenance responsibility, as many exterior tasks are handled by the condo association.

We use Quickbooks to manage some of our internal tasks like expense tracking, invoicing, etc. but Use bench to manage all of the more tedious tasks like bank recs. and tax prep.

I suspect when the time comes for a tax pro this would be an easy task.  

So many tasks, so much stress, and complications galore.

Keenan, How's the new adventure going?

Are there little tasks you can outsource to someone else?