I also saw your post on one of the local Buffalo facebook forums, and will caution you that you are going to get a WIDE variety of feedback from a WIDE variety of investors -- especially on that group! 

I could be wrong or out of line, but I feel like this is a field where you really need some good expertise/experience to know how to address the variety of crazy situations that will come up.

We currently accept rent from tenants using a variety of 3rd party apps-Cashapp, Venmo, Zelle but are moving away from accepting payments in our individual names and want to start accepting payments directly to the LLC/business accounts, but LLC accounts do not accept Zelle and there is a fee for using business accounts on Venmo.

Particularly for your first few properties, I'd highly recommend that you manage the property yourself (if possible), but that's usually only possible (or most effective) if you live near the property or visit it frequently.

I'm new to real estate investing in general but excited to learn about all the complexities, intricacies, and varieties. 

We are frequent users of the Rental Property Calculator and have found a few promising leads thus far but also know that is just the beginning of the process.

Maintenance scheduling (I realize it may not be frequent)?

Hi Hunter,It sounds like you've built a solid foundation in real estate with a variety of experiences—that’s awesome!

I'm trying to understand how frequent this is.  

I am originally from Tyler, Tx. so am familiar with the area and frequent there often.