- Bookkeeping- Newsletters to tenants such as:  - Winterization tips: min temperature, outdoor faucet covers ect

Something like Avail, TenantCloud, or TurboTenant are good all-rounders, but some of these are paid solutions and charge additional for accounting features.Stessa is easy to use for the bookkeeping bit, but is a bit less developed for managing leases, collecting rent, screening applicants, etc.Azibo is building the best of all worlds but the maintenance tracking features are still incoming.

Don't you uno reverse card on me I don't do bookkeeping so QB is not my specialty -  I stay in my tax lane. 

a) Office Supplies (e.g. stamps, envelopes)   b) Software   c) Gas/Mileage   d) Advertising + Payroll   e) Concessions   f) Lease loss   g) Property manager fees (monthly)  h) Lease renewal fees12) Lawyer/Law office/Legal fees13) Accounting/Bookkeeping/CPA/Tax preparer/Tax advisor

You'll still get the tax benefits of a rental (and the bookkeeping organization with a separate bank account) even if the rental is in your personal name.That being the case, you may want to reach out to a NYS attorney to make sure it is set up correctly. 

I'm not a CPA but I am a bookkeeper for REI so maybe I can help with some questions

More than half that hour is doing simple record keeping/bookkeeping, hire a “tax guy” and you shouldn’t need 20 minutes per month for a dozen properties. 

If you choose to file as an LLC, it gets a little more complicated, and you would need a qualified accountant (I'm just a bookkeeper).

Make sure you have the following:Greatinvestor-friendly agentsMultiple contractorsto run bids throughMultiple lenders andhard money lenders to quote youA great real-estatespecialized CPA (and bookkeeper)Systems - We do 20out of state Flips/BRRRRs per year and use these toolsUnderwriting -DealCheckProject Management -ClickUpBookkeeping -QuickBooks Online Plus Team Communication -SlackFile Storage -Google DriveOPM - Other People'sMoney

The only other benefit would just be simplifying everything so you don't have to be digging through bookkeeping all the time - which in my own experience is worth a lot of money!