Keeping organized with a highly-functional app I could use anywhere was important.I also don't love Google calendar (though I begrudgingly use it) and find many productivity apps...underwhelming.

The rules limit what you can do as the account owner, but you can perform basic administrative functions such as making arrangements for repairs, paying bills, selecting a contractor, etc.

@Andrew Der Welcome to the area :)My name is Karin, I'm a realtor and invest myself in North Austin (mainly in RR).I love north Austin -low vacancy, high appreciation and moderate to breakeven cash flow here are your best options: - Round Rock- Cedar Park - Brushy Creek - Anderson Mill - Jollyville All of these options have above average school districts and great proximity to both the city and functional parts of life (shopping, restaurants, schools).

Husband ran down there - turned out that she didn't know the difference between a return and a heating vent, but new furnace was functioning perfectly. 

It’s a super old American Standard Oil Boiler (1960s) which seems to be functioning, but I have no idea how long it will keep on going.

I'd take actions to "stabilize" the existing bath so that it's completely functional, isn't going to allow water seepage anywhere and remember that you're not the one that's going to be living there.

@Brixter Pax Rabara depends on how robust your marketing efforts are.

Lessons learned: - HOA covers trash and grass cutting (lower stress/risk) - HOA ensures outdoor and roof are in order and functional (lower stress/risk) - Townhomes are SIGNIFICANTLY less to insure - Townhomes rent just like any other single family home - I likely won't get lifetime tenants in this location, but am surprisingly getting rents comparable to a more expensive Nashville suburb Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Or is that solely a function of most REPs running their rentals taxed as a corporation, rather than as a partnership, forcing the income into the W2 category other than owner shares paid?

This is what a appraiser calls incurable functional obsolescence.