My tenants can choose to pay either via ACH or card.

We sent out a questionnaire with 4 choices ( all priced about the same) that was turkey, ham , sausages from a local barbecue joint that was really popular.  

Accelerated depreciation also works very well if you are married and one of you has a high W2 while the other is a RE professional, assuming you file jointly. 

I collect rent through apartments.com which allows tenants to make secure ACH transfers for payments for free.

The only way to do it ethically ( and perhaps, legally) is to partner up with investor #2 and have some kind of Joint Venture paperwork drawn up.  

Pitch them the idea of joint venturing on a few deals so you can learn the process. 

I don't know how to mix up joint compound or glue bristles into a paintbrush.

Even if your bank accounts and brokerage accounts have a beneficiary and your real estate is in a trust or has a transfer on death deed and your vehicles are titled jointly with someone else, you need a will. 

Done on average once every 2.5 years.direct deposit funds - ACH transfer. 2 minutes.monthly summary statements - Generated by accounting software. 3 minutes.online vacancy postings - 5 minutes.

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