@Farzan SetayeshNothing out of the ordinary, but I use the combination of the following consistently:- google photo for agent photo/video sharing- docusign for executing docs- acrobat X for all other doc edits- whatsapp for texts and phone calls- online money wiring or ACH for large items- paypal or venmo for smaller items- zelle or ACH for collecting rent- yelp or taskrabbit for misc repairs- lawnlove for landscaping or snow removal - skype for group meetings- Dropbox for online record storage- google voice for call forwarding - email for all tenant communications - autodraft for all utility & mortgage payments- online payments for all taxes & insurance - google earth to survey neighborhoods for out of town purchases - amazon or HD for online parts ordering The automation & streamlining of low value tasks enable me to preserve time for higher value activities.

I would be more than happy to have a visit on the phone. 

@Michael Dooley Screen your tenants well.

I'd interview them by phone, then visit the final contenders,  and select one before I even bought a property.I'm familiar with all three markets.

I dont go on there much but i think you can watermark them.. and i think there is a way to turn them in and in a few hours they are removed..I had a scammer put an add in for a free Moped of all things and put my number in there not sure how they got it.. but anyway my phone blew up for 2 hours.. i took a few of the calls told those folks it was a scam they reported it and finally taken down.

If you can find a phone number you can also cold call the owner.

So I finally mailed out my first marketing campaign and have gotten a couple of phone calls here and there.

Where do you get their phone numbers?

So now I have gone to the local property manager to which my phone call wasn’t returned on the weekend.

While I am house hacking in it, my cash flow would be -$354.61 per monthI do have enough savings to take care of the 5% down payment, closing costs, and water heater issues, with enough of a reserve left over for 4 months of full mortgage payments, just in case it takes a long time to screen a good tenant.