Hey James, I'm sure you've found a solution by now considering this post is 2 years old, but for future reference here is what I have found as far as software solutions for managing a handful of rehab projects at once.Construction/Rehabbing Specific PM Software vs Generic PM SoftwaresWhen choosing your software solutions you will need to decide if you prefer a house flipping software that is specifically built for managing a house flipping business or use a generic project management software.  

My husband and I are Teachers and Nurses but dream of supplementing our W2 jobs with passive/investment income. 

Like  @JD Martinsaid, find a very generic paint that also looks nice.

With the massive increase in STR properties in the US, I am hopeful that lenders and appraisers will evolve to apply income/exp metrics to STR deals specifically, on top of generic property comps.

I won't honor their cr@p with a link.In this generic post, I will try to give you a basic overview of the most common EOY tax strategies, obviously without an actual discussion of each one.

Looks like you’re just covering your bases with generic responses to us though. 

These do require more time and organization though.Looking forward, after 5+ years of owning a property, assuming you bought in an appreciating area, you should have enough equity built up via tenants paying down your mortgage for you and appreciation to refinance out of the VA loan (if you haven't already) or even cashout to buy more or to supplement your earnings.Theoretically, if you have enough properties you could refinance at least one a year.

Here's some generic advice.1.

Ask for a "Pre-Underwrite" this is where the bank underwrites the file and give you a "Loan Commitment" instead of a generic "Pre-approval" letter.

The boss I was working for when  I read RDPD was a big factor in shifting my thinking from "supplement my retirement" to "get me the heck out of here!"