Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

WI is a big market. 

Hi all,Just starting out and I’m interested in market trends for the Dallas area.  

Even with the recent stock market chaos, there's some bright news for mortgage companies.

A saturated and expensive market. 

Here are a few tips to help you consider: Get Pre-Approved: If you haven't already, get pre-approved for a mortgage.

However, since Ive never done this before I decided that the amount of capital needed in my desired markets was too great to risk testing my strategies here.

The rehab on your primary will help with the cash out refi, there will be a new appraisal which should reflect the higher market value. 

It seems like there is a very strong real estate market out there. 

We were able to buy low years back when the market was hurting to get a 10% ROI.