Make a detailed list of renovations and find out qualified numbers for how much it'd cost.5) Start thinking about how you'd organize your business infrastructure - your LLC, your bank accounts, your accounting software, maybe a dedicated Gmail address and Google Voice number for your business, etc.

In the past I had only W2 income and a single member LLC for drone video production, so using an online tax software has worked well for me.

In addition, they advised that we could only use my wife income because she has been employed full-time the past 2 years.A little history: I worked in a bio-tech company in Southern California for 5.5 years (2011-2017)Started to pursue a Software Engineering degree in 2015 - today (half-time student)I got married in 2016, she wanted to move back to the east coast; so we moved to RTP, NC Jan 2017Left my job Jan 2017 to move and decided to take a year break to learn some more programming and expand my SE knowledge (In addition to my school work)Started looking for new work mid-2018, got two offers: one full time position and one W-2 contract position for a lot more money.

A lot of people use excel spreadsheets or software if it passes that initial "this looks interesting" high level analysis to get a more precise estimate.

What management software are you using?

He basically has a software system that allows you to find any vacant property in the USA. 

Venmo, Cozy, Zelle, Paypal, Cash App, Check, Cash itself, or any app or any software or method to collect rent!

Right now, my tax software thinks I made $15,000 profit this year, but instead I really only made $5,650 after principal and interests.   

I own three single family pool home rentals  in Naples Florida  - can anyone recommend an appropriate computer software bookkeeping/accounting program to keep track of the business? 

If you are planning to scale up, then you should explore a more sophisticated accounting software.