I would have bought rental properties of any sort before I bought my primary home. 

You might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

Digitize physical receipts for easy storage and use a consistent naming convention for easy sorting - 2024.03.25 Home Depot.Maintain proper records, such as contracts, settlement statements, and promissory notes.Additionally, you can track income and expenses consistently using software or spreadsheets.As you scale, if bookkeeping isn't fun, consider hiring a bookkeeper for a couple hundred bucks per month.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/zillow-deal-analyze...I don't a way to sort but are there anything else that you think might be interesting?

Hire a manager; is that similar to a property manager of sort but for senior living?

Eagle Rock Resort specialist real estate agent with Century 21 Select Group in Hazleton PA, property owner also in Eagle Rock.

Anything over that could mean that the property is overstaffed, or it could mean that management is delivering a very high level of service such as in a luxury property that has a doorman and all sorts of staff that you don't typically see in garden style apartments.

I am thinking two things:  First, do you have a spreadsheet or program of some sort that you can share with me so I can analyze a deal?  

HI Jarreau,I was wondering if you would share the PA you selected.

Since you will likely buy one at a time, work “upstream” to find problems earlier, sift and sort, then work with the prospects that show promise.