It is difficult to schedule a time for the Potential tenant and the current tenant and often is after hours.

Thank you for asking Dan, I have been in the industry since I was 20 years old, so 12 Years! 

I've finally made the decision to get into the market to Build to Rent.

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Read the RULES!

Once you have some baseline knowledge, the next step is to take action - that's the only way to build experience.

TurboTax has rental property features, and the IRS has a great guide on rental income, deductions, and recordkeeping - IRS Rental Property Tax Guide.https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/tips-on-rental-real-estate-income-deductions-and-recordkeeping2.

I would second the simple spreadsheet.

@Brian Kantor late to the party, but the $4k/year quote definitely seems excessive and hope you did better with Proper.

Make sure you get that landlord info of the housing before the one they are in now.

Unless you still want to buy the property, the seller is in breech for not closing because you are full ready to close but they haven't or refused to sign anything.In NC if the seller breaches, the buyer can sue for specific performance.