Now we send them to petscreening and don't have to think about it.For those reading, petscreening is completely free for Landlords.I also think HUD could have simplified this entire process by providing a standardized form for Landlords and Property Managers.

On your lease renewal, simplify the arrangement and just add that cost to base rent if desired.It's effectively really similar in structure to most real estate deals... leverage credit to obtain something, and then charge more for it's use than it costs to obtain it, set aside a percentage for repairs and maintenance, and pocket the net.

Basically do all the Pacaso stuff, but for just a few parties and simplify the whole thing.

I was wondering if those of you that have read some of the books on my list could help me weed out the books not worth purchasing, so I can simplify my list.

Those three things ONLY will simplify your analysis a lot.  

To me it seems like you are over-simplifying and over-idealizing the situation.

Please do consider that I have highly simplified the overall premise here in the interest of being quick and concise, and also because I frankly don't 100% understand the business.

What I'm against is buying properties from Roofstock, and other online platforms that claim to revolutionize RE investing and simplify the process.

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.

Hi Account Closed we host 5 free monthly meetups in MA (Lowell, Waltham, Worcester, Gardner) and NH (Manchester) under the name Simplified REI.