I use this to easily have the data to give to my CPA.You can likely Google a good Excel template that you can use to customize as time goes on.I keep tenant info, AC filter sizes, trash pickup days, Magistrate info for potential evictions, Section login info in addition to the normal income and expense info. 

I streamlined quite a bit of the decor to things that are easily passed over with a duster.

Good thing about that crap is that it will come off easily and in sheets. 

I wouldn't give up so easily on it not being covered.

It was also a big challenge because I had only done small rehabs (paint, carpet and at most new kitchen or bathroom - not rearrange the whole house.

It can easily take 7 days for payments to come in, which is way too long in my opinion. 

That info is public record and easily available on the secretary of state website.

It can easily take 6 mos to find something.

Something "small" that's overlooked can easily turn into a story of the deal that went down..  

If there is some underground oil tank, not easily visible issue he knows about, he most likely will bring them to light (or he risks lying in that disclosure).If you’re not confident in what you see, get a solid home inspector, expect to pay a couple hundred and have them go over it thoroughly.