I purchased rentals that are all clean BRRRRs and meet the 1% rule then grew my portfolio to over seven figures.

This will clear your mind and slow down the process which, ironically, will speed up your progress. 

They take it to their bank and set up automatic ACH payments to your bank account.

They acquired another management tool I was using, so I was then migrated automatically.

I would think with enough "proof" you could deduct trips/masterminds and all of that This does not work the same as blending into speeding traffic.

I have a portfolio of four units (comprising two duplexes) near the University of Illinois campus, which have been profitable over the past seven years.

If you decide to take action at the speed you are comfortable with and have the financial resources available to run it as a profitable business you will probably be much happier in life, and sleep a lot easier.Also realize that the term landlord means business owner as well as investor.

They default the automatic renewal to Yes. 

I am in Illinois, and my vacation rentals are over seven hours away. 

We need to replace Fed with AI or automatic policy.we can't keep 5 people BS-ing the entire population of planet earth.