You’ll need to be able to analyze the deal, run the numbers, treat it like a business and be able to contribute either bookkeeping or repair skills or both to limit expense.   

We help them with bookkeeping, setup, review, owners statement, audit trail and financials.

I currently work full time as a bookkeeper and accounting admin to various small businesses in the GTA.

Celebrities do it, and even use it in their stand-up material (Gallagher - "The Bookkeeper", for example).

I took them to court where I won with the judge saying “their bookkeeping practices are negligent at best and their attitude about it appalling”.They of course are now appealing and continue to try to bully me away.  

He had also done bookkeeping , const and mgmt.

Use portfolio to gain financial independence with cashflow.Keep process as hands-off as possible with property managers managing homes and a CPA and bookkeeper managing taxes.Consider apartment investing and fix & flips in the future.Here is what I am looking for with homes 5-10:Grow in my current markets with my current teams.Explore a couple of more markets (I'd like to get into Orlando).

My accountant recommended getting a bookkeeper at least to help a bit this year as I’m acquiring more properties.

One reason is that the bookkeeping can be a nightmare. 

It is relatively easy to use and as you scale, you will have no problem finding a cheap part-time bookkeeper who knows the program.With that being said, I advocate to my clients any approach that allows them to capture complete information in the manner that is most workable for them.