My advice to someone in your shoes . . . make it happen.

I've investigated a lot of different software programs (b/c I was in your shoes a few years ago).

What would you do in my shoes?

I'm a huge fan of "Open Office" - which is like the Microsoft Word suite, but 100% free.

I was in your shoes a few years ago.

You'll definitely have to do more due diligence on your contractors and stay more on top of things if you don't have any construction background, but after a couple projects you'll start to learn that side of the business.Look at it this way, Warren Buffett owns businesses ranging from insurance to food to shoes to diamonds to paint supply to jets to furniture to railroads, etc...do you think he's an expert in all those things?

Although I am not a fan of lease options, they can be structured to work on properties with no equity.

I’m a big plastic fan, PEX working pressure for ¾ is about 150 psig it doesn’t freeze so it is lower than ¾ copper tubing about 700 psig, 6 of one half dozen of the other, I wouldn’t waste my time from a freezing standpoint.

I am a big fan of the reverse wholesaling method (yeah even though I haven't incorporated it) but more importantly not shotgun blasting your list with every property.4.)

I am not fan of debt so hated going back to a 30 year but just trying to survive.Have you tried raising the rent $25/year each year?