If you have a focused plan and prepared questions you can learn a lot in an hour. 

What I love about Baselane is that it was built BY real estate investors FOR real estate investors so it's really dialed in to what you're going to need in order to prepare your taxes, keep your books up to date and the more operational aspects of being an REI like tenant vetting and processing rent payments.

Renovated basement recently to prepare to rent out.

To get the best results, I recommend preparing a detailed scope of work before they visit.

I've lost friends and family to substance abuse so it seemed like an opportunity to do some good and make money in the process.I negotiated a sweet deal, and was prepared to buy it myself, but a few of my clients expressed interest and I ended up helping two of them form a partnership.

Also, as I prepare for estimates, would be helpful to know where my in year deductions actually are.  

I am tired of preparing for the worst... preparing for the worst is killing me slowly and I might not ever make it to experience the best.

Have a garden for food or flowers.

Make sure to prepare a professional proposal, highlight your STR track record, and be transparent with your financial projections.

Be prepared to have all of your lovely STR furniture ruined with a LTR tenant.