I am about to submit to the IRS my log of 500+ hours working in the STR business, most of which come from communicating with guests, cleaners, maintenance people, Airbnb, VRBO, and managing supplies, shopping, bill paying, pricing, calendars, all the daily and weekly tasks. 

Since then, I’ve been listening to BiggerPockets, On The Market, and Real Estate Rookie, and I’m currently reading The Multifamily Millionaire by Brandon Turner.A bit about myself:I'm a 31-year-old software engineer looking to become a long-term multifamily real estate investor (REI) and achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early).

If you are doing this for accounting purposes, maybe look into some kind of software like Quick Books.

The city told us that all the owners of the 6 properties had to submit and sign a new subdivision application so that the city could issue permits and turn utilities on for the investors that were requesting it.

.  The buyer like most buyers will submit seven or eight offers and get outbid by cash buyers. At a certain point, they will get desperate and begin to offer 50,000 or 60,000 above the asking price just to get a home.

They also have tools for on boarding investors.There are property managements softwares to help with property/asset management.There are CRMs that help with capital raising and investor automations.I would not focus on automation right now, but on the business of multifamily.

I'm sure there are other software's out there, so just select one and go with it.

submitted a loan app to easy street not too long ago still haven't heard back 

- What documents do they require applicants to submit & why?

My understanding is that you have to submit an application with the county in the same year as the transfer/purchase.