Am I trying to over simplify a complicated process?  

They are very sharp, actually.The answer is for the educator to simplify and structure the topic.

That would certainly simplify things.

Time is money and I am trying to continue to grow so I am looking to simplify my efforts at this time. 

It doesn't need to be written by a lawyer simplify because it holds up no more or less in court.

Michael-Great question, have you considered, simplifying your investment strategy, spreading your risk across multiple assets, using the power of you 1031 Exchange, consider investing in real estate crowdfunding, you will not have ot deal with many of the complexities you just outlined, yes, still risky a any other real estate transaction, but, more diverse, more unique..... at-least something to think about.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have 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.

I don't want to pay for 14 appraisals - that's 10% of the total.My goal is to simplify bookeeping.  

State a simplified situation and ask a couple questions.

I would like to simplify things now that I know about Solo401Ks but cant roll that ROTH into one.