(PS I'm sure you experienced folks have your contractors in line already but it never hurts to add another trusted one to the phone book, I'd love to send over our business cards and talk about how we could be of assistance to your team) Again thank you all for the help - Brennan 

I have been trying to educate myself through videos, books, and podcasts.

Listening to the Audio book of The Book on Managing Rental Properties.

(I remember when my dad bought some books from Amazon.com in 1996 or 1997; he wasn’t a pioneer, but he was a fairly early adopter, and immediately recognized the consumer value that Amazon brought.) 

The wonderful thing about furnished finder, which is what I assume you are using, is that you can book a property without being there to show the place.

You're better off reading the BiggerPockets forms getting a couple of books worth 100 bucks total and going from there.

I’ve been listening to audio books to get some ideas and every single one recommends getting on bigger pockets.

I asked why she didn't mail the payment and she said she did not want to pay the 49 cents for the stamp, had an annual bus pass and riding on the bus gave her time to read books about real estate investing.

You need to not necessarily follow a book to a T, but just basic principles.

We currently use Rent Manager for our property management software for our mobile home parks and other rentals, etc, but use QBO as our main accounting books.