You might be spend hours to gerryrig something that could more easily be replaced.

What I thought were barriers to entry are easily overcome with the right strategy. 

These were stupid mistakes that could have been easily avoided had I been working w/ a real professional.  

I may take a class on using quick books later, but I realy think the Mint.s capabilities my allow me to sort all transactions, (bank and credit cards) by rental property, export via CSV and into Excel and to a CPA perhaps as easily as QB.Hope this helps with some ideas.

In addition to this, a special score called the RPI is available alongside equity information - this can help a realtor decide if a property could be purchased easily from the current owner.

If you go at it aggressively, in 10 years you could easily be done.

This is simplified by  discarding applications that are not easily assessed, time is money and applicants like this are not worth a landlords time.

@Richard Kolostian @Cat R. any licensed plumber should be able to install a water meter for you as long as the supply lines to each unit are separate and easily accessible.

It's a single family with attached business, which can be converted easily to a MF by turning it into a studio.  

The property will need to be deeded back to you personally, which can be done easily at the refinance closing.