Also, I don't see appreciation being a meaningful feature of any regions/sub-markets (except maybe the very hottest ones) anytime soon so I'd think you'd really need to make it work with your income.If you can find a way to offset a future tax increase with savings elsewhere in your expenses (buying/financing a deal at a great basis, self-managing at scale, etc), the tax issue might not be as impactful to you as I am predicting it will be to the market overall.Anyway, best of luck on your journey!

I used QuickBooks, the desktop version since 2002, and updated it every few years as they add features.

Exactly, backyard landscape features will not really effect what you can ask for rent.

Many syndicators not only have their own, but also feature others on their shows. 

Perhaps you can apply them as a framework to regions your are studying in Wisconsin and beyondFrom 2005 to 2015, population increased in Metro Denver by almost 500,000 people or 18%, from 2,582,000 to 3,054,000.As of Oct 2015, Denver had an unemployment rate of just 3.1%, lower than Austin at 3.3%, or Washington DC at 4.3%At 2.4% population growth, Denver was the second fastest growing large city in the U.S., trailing only Austin, Texas (period July 1, 2013 – July 1, 2014).Job Growth in 2014 was over 34k jobs, a 2.5% increase; outpacing Austin in overall growth, but trailing it’s rate of 3.5%.

You need to understand the trends in Fl and the specific market you're looking at there, colors, finishes, features etc.

Even in our hot market down here people are passing on properties that have those old features, its a huge hurdle for alot of buyers to overcome. 

Bringing on new features so you can expand your team.

I feel really lucky about that since there was a similar property down the street that went for and did not have as many attractive features in my mind.

The house is in the mountains and there are plenty of STVRs and a fireplace is a desired feature for most renters.