If you can enforce your tenants to submit work orders via email you can have an auto response from your email (which you can setup specifically for maint. requests) saying something along the lines of "Thank you for submitting your service requests.

I'm not a broker/dealer of RE, autos, guns, etc., but am aware of dealer laws pertaining to NC sales activities.

I also have one auto loan so maybe pay that down first? 

Again, all areas are going to be different so you're definitely going to need to check with that village.

Sparkrent looks like a very new and slick but easy interface and very easy to track/ accept rent from multiple units, sends automated email reminders and offers recurring auto payments.

Jay is also right about the Old Village of Mt.

We offered on it, I asked her to set a maximum offer on auto bid and  got it for a little less than my max.

I have a 7-day digital thermostat that costs 1/4 as much and only requires me to touch it four times per year [ 1) turn the auto heat setting on at the beginning of winter and 2) off at the end of winter; and then 3) turn the auto cooling setting on at the beginning of summer and 4) off at the end of summer].

Yes, that's a loaded 45 auto, broad sword and I am painted with black shoe polish and its about 3am on a Tuesday in 2003.

Being able to send auto-notices if the rent is late.