There's bookkeeping compliance such as filings and filing fees and minutes that need to be done each year.

totally understand that investors want to use something free, but as you may know, after a some time passes, they will have paid features and sometimes the basic features that you use become paid.My recommendation is find an accountant/bookkeeper to do the main work for you and you might end up paying a little more upfront but you will save money when it's time to file taxes.

With some round about bookkeeping on the site I was able to correct, but wish it was a bit simpler. 

I recommend you hire a bookkeeper early, thats a little more involved.

Otherwise we use QuickBooks online for all of our bookkeeping.

Have a good accountant, bookkeeper, and use the right entity for the project that you are working on.

They have an affordable, easy program for bookkeeping that will make tax time easier.Gina Worhsam

The most likely explanation is that he is forcing his cats to take over some of his responsibilities.One of his cats posting on the forums...Responding to a call for plumbing issues.....Doing some end of the month bookkeeping....

Unless you're managing a portfolio of properties, you are unlikely to meet this requirement.Remember - going to networking events, researching your next property, running numbers on your next property and learning about real estate are NOT qualifying hours.Qualifying hours include managing and communicating with tenants, bookkeeping for the rental, making or managing repairs to the rental, buying and selling real estate (going to closings, meeting with clients, etc).The RE Pro status is difficult to achieve - by design. 

Bookkeeping in general is a pain point for investors. 9/10 clients that we take on will have errors or incomplete books.