Fannie's product offerings for small loan issuers include streamlined underwriting and processing."

He was one of the early adopters of using the Canon DSLR's for video and has a ton of good info on how to do it well.http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/Be careful, though, or you'll be lusting after lenses like this:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/687427-REG/Zeiss_1834_248_Compact_Prime_CP_2_28mm_T2_1.htmlThat's just one out of a set of about eight.

You could also try open office for a free solution, it should be able to read/wright MS office products

So I suggest that you figure out what types of property you want to own first, find a mentor who has been successful at that in your area or in an area where you want to invest, and offer to help them in some way so that they will walk you through one of their deals so you can see on a per unit basis what they are achieving per month, then reverse engineer your monthly expenses and that will let you know with that product type how many units you will need to own to achieve that amount.I hope this helps some, because there are just too many variables about your question to be able to give you a "this many units" answer.

I've been talking with 2 checkbook IRA providers that offer similar products at similar cost - Broad Financial and IRA Financial Group.  

I'm on the product advisory board of a well known marketing platform.

When renovating our old 1920's 2 flat we wanted to cut the noise down and found several different products to install between floors.

If you're not willing or able to work thusly, you should probably just invest in other areas that truly are "passive" e.g. stocks/bonds, etc.Yes really, she's a terrible tenant who got great service from us and who moved into our freshly rehabbed home that was in perfect brand new condition.We go the extra mile to provide a top notch product and service but there are limits on how much time can be spent on a passive investment.

The following code supports Susan's and my remarks:§ 1.263(a)-1(f)(1)(i) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, a taxpayer electing to apply the de minimis safe harbor under this paragraph (f) may not capitalize under § 1.263(a)-2(d)(1) or § 1.263(a)-3(d) any amount paid in the taxable year for the acquisition or production of a unit of tangible property nor treat as a material or supply under § 1.162-3(a) any amount paid in the taxable year for tangible property if the amount specified under this paragraph (f)(1) meets the requirements of paragraph (f)(1)(i) or (f)(1)(ii) of this section.

Originally posted by @Frank Romine:@Jim WorkmanLock down all your exterior faucets.Frank Do you have a specific product you've used for this that has done well?