Software, Quickbooks, excel...

[Shea Spinelli]

Ok, I know this question has been asked 500 times, 500 different ways, but it still seems clear as mud. Quite possibly the most confusing part of the business to me. What software should we use that has management capabilities, bookkeeping, and is inexpensive? We are newbies, buying 15 units (3 need rehab before renting) with 12 inherited long-term tenants who pay by check and the landlord picks up rent on the 1st each month. It's a blue collar community. We want to manage appropriately from the beginning. Should we use pm software, free software, Quickbooks, paper, an excel spreadsheet...any ideas?

Thanks in advance!