Is Podio Really That Difficult to Use for New Wholesalers?

[Tommy Hardin]

Hey BP Community,

Is Podio really that difficult to use and format for my own needs? I am just getting started (Wholesaling) and looking for a good CRM. It looks like you can upload some apps in Podio and make it do what you need it to do. I have looked at just about every CRM there is for Real Estate Investing (and there are many of them). I think they all do a good job and some better than the others but the costs of some of the CRM's seem outrageous to me. I'm not looking for a free CRM either. Just not something that won't break the bank. I would love to have a CRM that does it all but I know that does not exist. There are a few that does most of the tasks I need but there still of some things that are left out or need tweaking. So I guess the question is will I be spending all of my time trying to program Podio instead of following up with potential sellers? Or, should I bite the bullet and get another CRM that costs more? My monthly budget is already high for someone just starting out trying to get the first deal. 

So far monthly software costs are:

Propstream (using for leads and D4$): $97

Carrot Website (monthly cost since I paid by the year): $79 

Batch Leads: $39

BatchDialer: $139

Phone System CallRail, Vumber or something to have phone numbers for my website, texts, etc: $19 to $45

This brings a monthly total for software to just under $400 and that does not include a CRM.

Please note that I plan on scaling to use at least one VA in the future.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. 

Thanks.