@Marc Rice excellent feedback!

You might imagine that these guidelines work best when you are starting with a property that is in good to excellent condition. 

The basic features out the box work for me so far and I can export everything to excel if I find something better.

Other than that, they're all in my personal name with excellent insurance.I'm a CPA, so it would cost me nothing to do a tax return for each LLC.  

To manage my liability risk/exposure, I wanted to get your thoughts on my current plan:#1 Be a fantastic, responsive, and pro-active landlord (who keeps excellent records).#2 Conduct thorough and effective tenant screening.#3 Create a strong lease which clearly outlines the expectations and responsibilities for the tenant and the landlord.#3 Acquire plenty of insurance coverage and an additional umbrella liability coverage.Many thanks in advance for your thoughts and responses!

I've watched a few videos and he has some excellent guests and very good content:LINK

I definitely understand how it could be frustrating if you are making excellent suggestions (based on relevant experience) and another contractor ends up just using your ideas.

I have an excellent divorce attorney but I don't believe she is an expert in rental law.

I think the people that excel at it are builders themselves (like you) as they are already geared up and it's one less middle man.

You've gotten some excellent input from @Alexander Felice and @Rogers Smith from the business valuation piece, but in reality, you may not really have a business.