Regarding snail mail from DSS, we only accept rent payment online or via direct deposit and that's a condition of renting from us (which is not a protected class...) and that's right in the application, so if the program won't autopay us or do direct deposit, we decline the app on that basis. 

I just started recently too and own 1 building now and buying my 2nd one.1) I would get a real estate agent who is well versed real estate investing, someone who has done it before.2) Redfin, Zillow, Real estate Cashflow App, Zillow Mortgage, would help in searching and  calculating CAP rate and all that for the potential investment.3) Look for area that has high CAP rate.4) Read books - Rental property investment by Brandon Turner, Managing Rental Properties also Brandon Turner, HOLD is another good book.Best of luck!

We've had fair luck by getting new handymen from apps such as "handy" which we "test" handymen out and then pull the directly into our fold if we are impressed.

@Leah Stuever when you say skip tracing are you referring to a app ?

After weeks of reading books, researching on BP, etc I downloaded The Deal Machine App (Which is AWESOME BTW) and hit the streets.

App. 2001);The agreement bearing the signature of me, wherein I agreed to pay;The letter of sale or assignment from the original creditor to your company.

Why not an app?

Landlord set up and control of the property Wi-Fi can provide many advantages, from becoming a small but steady source of extra revenue, to enhancing security (remote control and recording of gates, entries, exterior building & common area cameras); to saving time (remote entry control & rekeying of door codes); to saving money on maintenance (through instant water leak notification & advance indications of appliance malfunction); to saving both tenant and Landlord money on energy usage through remote timing and/or turn on/off all or some lights, appliances and devices;  to ensuring compliance with lease agreements (real time notice of smoking on property, excess people on property), and so much more.Did you know that for $300 (plus installation), a landlord can install a device that will record and report in real time the energy consumption of pretty much any electrical device on the property (https://sense.com/ ) ( https://www.schneider-electric.us/en/home/smart-home/wiser/wiser-app/ ).

Personally, we run one app at a time that way there’s never any argument to be made that we ran a more favorable application first.

I thought of something useful that Zillow.com does not have and am thinking about creating a website or app.