Medium Sized Landlords - Let's Talk Systems!

[Geoff Schroeder]

I am looking to learn from medium sized landlords that self manage their long term rentals. I currently own and manage 19 rental units and plan to continue growing. I've also considered getting into property management for future clients too. What have others been using successfully for accounting, maintenance work orders, listing properties, etc.?

I currently am using a cobbled together group of tools that I've pieced together over the past 5 years of so: Stessa for accounting, Apartments.com for rent collection, Turbotenant for screening, Zillow/Facebook/TurboTenant for listings, and old fashioned sticky notes for maintenance (I know, old school).. As you can see, I am all over the place.

I am also curious to hear anyone's feedback on bringing in part time help to take on some of these tasks.

So, what has worked well for all you other landlords?