It's great for something like what you need, and also great for anonymity and consistency.

Are there any particular systems or organizational practices that you recommend?

I am flexible and willing to do what is fair and common practice.

Consistent action, and patience will get you anywhere you want to be.Good luck, hope to connect with you once I'm in the area.

Going into it, it seems like you should be able to work from home and take care of a baby, but put to practice it is very hard.

And I know it is not good practice to not account for property management in the expenses, but at the outset (early years of ownership for our first few properties) should I discount expenses based upon performing our own property management to add the 10% property management to our cashflow?

My issue is that the duplex consistently rented and making money, but my maxed out credit cards are killing my debt to income ratio.

Practice with properties you aren't even interested in.

I agree with John- analyzing deals is a great way to practice and get knowledgable.

I'm curious if someone with experience with dealing with contractors successfully could provide some tips and best practices for dealing with them.Quotes:  To date we have been getting quotes on labor and timeline for our renovation projects and paying for materials directly.