CRMs are just a tracking mechanism for how hard we want to work.

The best part is they are buying these homes with a little as 5% down, they are being taught how to self manage,  and are given the systems to be on auto pilot with out having to hire PM.  

I personally think it's way too easy to escape debts in modern society, so I'm curious to know the mechanics of this particular situation.

I believe a lot of the “buy here pay here” auto lots used it.This may be in your loan terms and is the reason you owe more than the original loan, after making payments for years.  

I promptly applied for a no-plan mechanical permit online the next day.

Please disregard the bad grammatics I'm in my car dictating through this on Android auto so some of it's coming out kind of garbled I'm sorry but I think you got my point

Also other UNRECORDED liens like Mechanics Liens, DPW, State Liens.

It auto renews.It's worth every penny to me as they keep my calendar full.

I found the best solution was to set up auto pays for all the accounts and then make a google doc with all the info broken down by property for periodic reviews.

@Jeremi Ramos do an addendum to your PMA that has all the Portfolios and Buildings on it.Be sure to include language though, that allows you to auto-transfer funds between the Portfolios/LLCs to cover your management expenses.Otherwise an owner could screw you on fees by letting portfolios go negative on their balances.