I’ve been investing for 4 years now, so fairly new but am finding the majority of my unexpected expenses come from tenant stupidity or tenant errors.

I ended up starting a property management company since most of my clients were investors buying rental properties in Austin, and now I primarily help other investors purchase their investments, and manage them. 

In my area the water company offers to forgive excess usage if it was caused by a leak.

I don't see any major pros, major con is going to be the traffic impact from the Amazon site.

You're compete with companies that are spending thousands of dollars per month on marketing.

You will want your vendor agreement to confirm their status as an independent contractor but workers comp insurance policies apply to companies that have employees and I believe is required in all states besides TX (don't quote me on that).

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

Hey David- these are the guys that started Fortunebuilders, a real estate seminar company.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

Ease of tracking expenses for me and accountants is the other major factor for me on the software.I'm hoping some experienced voices could provide a sanity check, but if we can thread the needle financially this would be a win-win-win at a time when money is only getting more expensive.