The long term capital gains rate for many people is Federal 20%. 

Not enough information for anyone to determine what to do as this would be based on your financial situation, income, and personal choices along with not knowing anything about what you would build, what it is worth etc. 

A partner wouls allow me to do more deals to buy and hold as well as increase our cashflow.

He is the Tampa Bay local expert and can be a valuable resource to you on your team! 

I know people who've had success with Buildium and I can tell you from personal experience that Appfolio can pretty easily handle a portfolio of several hundred units.

@Gulliver Raza I paid an attorney a few thousand dollars to create an iron clad lease agreement a few years back, and then it became obsolete due to new disclosures being required etc.

If the letter remains unclaimed, then does the notice have to be handed off in person or can the tenant be notified through the rent payment app?

Indiana ( northwest) has been doing great rent wise and from what i hear, much more landlord friendly than Illinois:Any questions would be happy to help.

If you are sitting on the "fence" waiting to purchase a property because you don't know which candidate will get elected or which "political party" will be more favorable to your purchasing decision, consider the graphs provided below. 

You can strike Gold or be dead in the water.