Excellent information.

I feel like I spend more time trying to perfect a formula on excel than actually evaluating properties. 

Having a team with a track record and credibility makes the syndication/funding process a much easier pitch.

An excellent question.

And yes, I can maximize profit and be an excellent landlord that offers a great place to live, at the same time.

Download as many properties as you can to Excel, I started with 13,000.

With regular cash flows over a five year period, it should be pretty quick to figure out, even on your calculator (as opposed to excel).

If you're self-managing, I would say reconciliations are not hard calculations (just the difference between what the tenant contributed towards common area maintenance, insurance, taxes, management fees, etc. and what the landlord actually spent), so if you are handy with Excel you could produce something professional-looking pretty easily.

If I waste their time I will lose credibility.

Joel Carson of Utah Real Estate was excellent for the purchase and later with the sale.