.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

I found bigger pockets through a podcast rabbit hole starting with stock investing, then crypto investing, and then podcasts on learning, knowledge retention, then learning faster and more compact, then growing your personal net worth, then real estate, then moved to youtube podcasts then found an audiobook recap of David Green's Long distance real estate investing and then finally Bigger Pockets. 

I agree with you - the importance of setting up a good team to help streamline the entire process is paramount. 

Second they work with houses that fit their criteria such that they can get volume deals on materials, which they warehouse locally, and they are working towards implementing streamlining procedures for picking and shipping for maintenance and rehab jobs.

If those programs are a success/have already been approved by the DOD, then templating your program after one of these could streamline the process. 

Currently, I feel my biggest choke point in my operation is the completion time of the renovations, everything else I could speed/stream line pretty easily.   

The ultimate goal is to reduce the likelihood of capital calls, while at the same time streamlining work for the bookkeeping team.Example: We're buying a 40-unit apartment complex (in Michigan) with an annual property tax bill in year 1 of approximately $50,000.

I am an aggressive saver and the stock/crypto market had been doing well since I was buying last year after my first Househack.

They now allow tenants to pay with cash through PayNearMe, they have a vastly improved website design services, a new showings coordinator, and they have text messaging within the site.I'm a one person management office and own what I manage, so anything that helps streamline things is well worth the cost to me.Appfolio has a built in collections which I think will easily cover the monthly cost of the software and Buildium does not have that (yet at least).

-Any systems or processes you’ve developed to streamline direct bookings and maintain profitability.I'm open to having my mind changed!