The fact is that software can very much improve your chances of success as a landlord no matter how much experience you have or do not have because it automates so much of the work and reminds you of important things.

This reminds me of when an elderly southern woman in the Congressional cafeteria used to call everyone baby and one congressman filed a complaint.

This is the company I now use on all my investment properties, they saved me between 30-50% per property this year and cover in all 50 states, plus a lot more benefits to investors, like monthly invoice reminder with all your properties on one invoice, in case you need to add or drop any.

.-50 units and under-paperless system to accept application, screen tenants, background checks, sign documents/leases, accept rent payments, auto reminder to tenants, accounting/bookkeeping software, produce basic financial reports, and auto post to craigslist/etc.

Great reminders, thanks.

Because they have just enough irrelevant and inaccurate knowledge of a time that no longer exists to cause non-stop issues from start to finish...and like a parrot, constantly remind you that they used to be in the business.

I needed the mindset reminder!!

Also, I need to know who all is present in the home should there be a catastrophic event, like the place burns down.I make it an automated practice to send reminders to tenants at certain points in their lease term (that require a response) to inform us of any changes to their household makeup as reflected on the lease - and that failure to do so is a lease violation that could result in lease NON-renewal or termination / eviction filing.

Thank you for the recommendations and will keep coming to your post as a reminder/source of inspiration

kind of reminds me of crappy slimy wholesalers who record their assignment contracts then black mail the poor homeowner they were ripping off.