Below is a link to a sample Excel file found online (oddly enough, it is from Alaska Housing Finance Co).

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

If the property I'm buying was used as a rental, I ask the neighbors about what the tenants were like (if there were always excellent tenants with minimal vacancy, that's a good sign).

They are all excellent rentals now, at market rate, and not a single one of them gets a Christmas card.It's a personal choice.

Although this article provides some basic information on the series LLC, we always recommend that you do additional research through credible sources and keep up with the law.

THe amortization table should be the first chapter one in any biggerpocket book.This may not be relevant to the original question but worth explaining. what you need to do with amortization table is this, for example, I have the excel spreadsheet.

Quote from @Dustin Emslander: This is an excellent plan, but you need to dial in the numbers before moving forward.

It helps you be more credible. 

The property is selling for about $230K, excellent location.

Excellent, thanks for sharing.