It doesn't pay tons, but is honest work and the pay is a little better than most other entry level manual labor, and I can work as much and whenever/wherever I want.Also, I don't work with just one app, but quite a few of them(Instacart, Doordash, Grubhub, Uber, Amazon Flex...) and my income is fairly inconsistent in each one of them, but at the end of the day, I usually get pretty much the same pay every month(4.5-5.5k).I decided that in the near future I would like to get a small multifamily and househack to get started in the RE investing world. 

What program, app, or website do you use to collect rent?

I’ve been working with a contractor (a family member with 30+ years of contracting and real estate experience and shows me all the flips he’s done with the app CompanyCam) who comes across numerous individuals who are in search of “California investors” or “California deals” as they call it out there.

Has the property been assigned since the date you purchased it? 

What program, app, or website do you use to collect rent?

Looking for ideas and/or suggestions on recommended real estate apps, tools, or software to utilize. 

Purchase Price: $369,000Rehab costs to date (Cash/0% Credit card): $22,000Additional cosmetic rehabs: $6-8kAs-Is Appraisal: $420,000 (April 2021)Current Rental Income (friend living with me): $800Mortgage: $2000Comps in the area: $490-560K but average sqft price $264 with prop size of 2450 sqft, so could be more.Rentals in the area: $2.5-2.9K a month, not including additional living space.My financing/current capital methods:Personal Income: $129,000 a year.Rental Income from above: $800Student loans: $340 a month.No other debts other than CC payments for rehab and personal debts: $12,000.Savings (does not include investment accounts, 401k or IRA): $12,000Cumulative CC Limits: over $50k.My questions include:What are my best options to get this thing to cash flow while adding as much value as possible for a refinance (pay off CC and have cash for another off market property I have in the wings).

Purchase Price: $369,000Rehab costs to date (Cash/0% Credit card): $22,000Additional cosmetic rehabs: $6-8kAs-Is Appraisal: $420,000 (April 2021)Current Rental Income (friend living with me): $800Mortgage: $2000Comps in the area: $490-560K but average sqft price $264 with prop size of 2450 sqft, so could be more.Rentals in the area: $2.5-2.9K a month, not including additional living space.My financing/current capital methods:Personal Income: $129,000 a year.Rental Income from above: $800Student loans: $340 a month.No other debts other than CC payments for rehab and personal debts: $12,000.Savings (does not include investment accounts, 401k or IRA): $12,000Cumulative CC Limits: over $50k.My questions include:What are my best options to get this thing to cash flow while adding as much value as possible for a refinance (pay off CC and have cash for another off market property I have in the wings).

You could tell them you plan to terminate their lease to move into the unit and see if they move out at the stated date.  

Finding a place that is slightly dated or needs a bit of work (not talking about blowing out walls) often means the purchase price is lower and you can update it yourself adding equity.