Also is your rent covering just PITI or total expenses?

It's not just the taxes, but being able to at-a-glance look at expenses by the month and year, profit and loss calculating automatically, and even cash flow by property and total portfolio by month and year.Thanks for suggesting it!

if they are a great PM 20% is totally fair. not too high and not too low

In my basements tenants have access to they totally disregard the access required and block the pathways needed for access.

It's calculated as the ratio of your total loan amount (loan amount for purchase + loan amount for your rehab) to your total costs (purchase price + rehab budget). 95% is a good target.Avoid application and other upfront/junk fees. 

With respect to paying $44k off on your HELOC, I personally think that is totally fine and a great start. 

.), but the bedrooms are regular keys, as @Jonathan C. mentioned for the front door, the unit is set up to send me an email when the batteries are low. i also have another student rental ( 8 rooms, 2 entry, 2 units + utility room) one master key and each bedroom has its own key that will get students in the entry, there unit, and there own bedroom. had a locksmith do that one. cost me a few hundred dollars with keying and supplying the locks ( 13 total ). i like both setups but may look into the landlord locks again for my 3rd student rental i just purchased.

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Other software also has bank feed integration, automated income tracking, receipt scanner, accountant-approved reporting, etc.Of course, it totally depends on what features you prioritize! 

I bought 8 properties through REI and then bought one on my own in an area REI manages (so 9 total that REI property manages).