The technology is getting a lot better. 

I, too, used to be against cordless tools, but think that the battery technology has come so far that cordless are the way to go (especially if you don’t have electricity near).

Hey I’m a newbie investor just trying to put together innovative combinations to later use

Property 3: Newly built in Nov. 2012, 0 down VA loan, 3.25% at 30 years, purchase at 122,400. currently around 105k balance. very minimal repairs on this home, have also not had to repaint (it has flat paint too and is on the third tenant) and no carpet changes either.

Focus all your energy on developing your "core technology" whether that's sourcing deals, operations, negotiations, etc. 

.:)Indeed it's verybhatd to gain a good cash flow from rentals.At this point of your story I think you need to think more about fliping some properties and than make your investment to keep..That way you can purchase fee deals and manage your own for a while untill you are ready to let it managed.Diy management is much easyer with today's technology.

How are you fellow landlords currently using today's technology to collect tenant's monthly rent? 

What I'm looking for is not criticism of the people, but innovative ideas about how to provide housing for people without going broke.  

http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/technology/airbnb-...from the article"This week, Los Angeles started to take action against rent-controlled apartments that have been illegally converted into short-term rentals The city filed criminal charges against the Farifax building's owners and civil cases against three other building owners.

Handyman still uses dial up internet so is not exactly into new technology.