You can find a balance of being below market rent, but not losing a large portion of money and subsequent value in the property.

Subsequently, you can transition to long-term financing with a cash-out option. 

But if they will be difficult, then it won't be worth it unless the deal is so good that you and the subsequent assignee are fine, sight unseen, which is rare.

I was using excel and was ready for something more enterprise level so I tried QB.

Lately, we are getting a lot of calls - that assistants, bookkeepers after they quit working for one reason or another, they will not give access to the client.IMPORTANT - make sure you have admin access to either QuickBooks (Desktop) Pro, Premier, Enterprise and QuickBooks Online.

You want to make sure that you can use rental income to knock down your DTI and qualify for subsequent properties. 

When I contacted them subsequently (in 2012 or 2013) about potential roof work, they ended up sending someone from Durable Roofing, which I interpreted as an "overflow referral." 

@Richard Quijano You need a very reliable contractor to handle the construction and subsequent city inspections.

If it's to fix and the subsequently hold, not only do your numbers have to work, but you should have a pre-approval from a reputable portfolio lender that will pull you out of the hard money once the property is stabilized. 

I completely understand the process in a retail build-out (built ins displays vs. movable furniture displays; is the lighting accent lighting vs. base building lighting and subsequently following all the wiring, connectors, j-boxes to the sources, etc).