If using accurate underwriting (something close to 50% expense estimate) your costs will be far in excess of your $3k current lodging expense.  

I hav some excess cash that I would like to put in a rental property.

A tenant who wants to stay and is on a fixed income is likely to stay a long time which means you won't have excess loss to vacancy/turnover.

In my area the water company will forgive excess usage if it can verify there was a temporary water leak causing it. 

We're funding in excess of $35mm a month in short-term, construction loans, so we're doing something right.As for the idea that some construction manager builds your rehab schedule is false.

Once you’ve paid in a considerable amount of your wealth year after year as you’re building you’re business (I built an insurance brokerage from the ground up but new to real estate investing), you become frustrated at the lack of competence and accountability you find even in qualified CPA’s as well as the excessive amount you seem to pay Uncle Sam. 

Quote from @Tatenda Mpofu: A quick search suggested that the following surveys could be completed in the diligence phase of self storage facility acquisitionBoundary Survey: ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey: Topographic Survey: Site Planning Survey: Floodplain Survey: As-Built Survey: I'm curious which of these are necessary versus nice to have ALTA/NSPS is critical, topo is useful for understanding drainage but some details can indicate that on an ALTA if you specify on Table A. topo needed if you're going to build anything on the excess land.as builts are quite useful for improved property.

After COVID, there was an excess of cash pumped into the economy.

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

You should only consider switching when your current software has a significant flaw or lacks features that force you to spend excessive time on workarounds.