I had a RE license as an Investor/Contractor and never saw that it saved much money (My experience anyway) People think you save 2.5 - 3% on every deal because you don't pay a Buyer's agent.....but most sellers are not dumb and will not automatically 'give' you that money, they will either expect that they keep it or maybe work out some kind of a split.So if you are just going to be an investor, there is no way that it is worth the cost (IMO)

However, it's important to have your plans ready upfront so that you can execute it full speed when the time comes.

We use Roku TVs in Guest mode so that guests can comfortably log in with their own accounts into whatever service they want and know that they will be logged out automatically on their checkout date.

You could even offer to help set them up on automatic payments). 

It's similar to the whole "Short Term Rental" structure in that not only do we have to acquire the property but then we have to spend extra money to get it up to speed.  

We decided to make it a rental after living there for seven years.

@Scott Trench REPS cannot automatically use the LP interest to offset their income.

Does quickbooks or any other software allow me to consolidate everything to one app and automatically input my accounting, with reports?

The checks go to the owners directly, and he has a maintenance person and attorney on speed dial.

We target young families with double income and kids that want to be in a better school district, which automatically puts us into suburbs outside of Milwaukee and MPS.