What surprised me the most was how willing these people were to take me, some random dude under their wings.

It is not surprising they would try this.

My path anyway, but i do taxes myself with turbotax premier, surprisingly this works well.

You'd be surprised @Damon Armstrong at just how open the seasoned investors are when you show up as the new face at the auction.

It sounds like those items came with the property when the landlord purchased it or they were left there by a previous tenant and they're being provided for your convenience.

I work with their commercial division on 2+ units but they were most willing to work with me on the commercial side so I wouldn't be surprised if they were doing portfolio loans

@Bryan Hancock Surprisingly, there's quite a few on BP that vote Democrat!

When I say "adjacent", I mean it actually borders the larger parcel on two sides and would be the key to acquiring an additional .3 acre parcel on the other side of my lot to fill out the rectangle of the development.The property is very convenient to a prestigious local university and hospital.

We're using a shared google doc and spreadsheet to manage our small number of contacts right now, but it's clear that the more we do business this won't work for much longer, although it is convenient to have the Drive app on my phone to just click and call the phone numbers or click and email.I'm looking for a gmail integrated CRM to give me a list of tasks that comes to my inbox every morning or something like that.  

I doubt you'll find people willing to keep a lot of $ in an escrow account under your control, but I think it's reasonable to talk with clients about their reserves so you don't get unpleasant surprises later.My current PM doesn't have me keep any reserves with him, expenses are taken out of the monthly cashflow and my account is "zeroed out" at the end of each month.