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@Deborah Lee these range from free to various costs, depending on the features you want:Doorloop, Hemlane, Innago, RentRedi, Stessa, Avail, Apartments.com, TenantCloud, TurboTenant, Buildium

each area has nice features but they are different in valuation >the ranking's in Neighborhood scout don't give any scale.neighborhoodscout provides percentages in addition to the numeric comparison score I find more useful because it is not as easy to recognize if a certain percentage is good or bad over a period of time.  

Although there are numerous safeguards, contracts, escrows, that can be used to mitigate the additional risk, that risk can not be eliminated.

Collecting rents is super easy and the bookkeeping features allow me to track all revenue & expenses for each property in a manner that makes filing my taxes at the end of year very easy. 

We've found it has superior reporting features, integration features, and is overall more efficient to work within than other REI-specific software.The downside is QBO is not set up for REI so you'll need to do that or work with an expert to ensure it is set up for your business appropriately.Something else to keep in mind is your entity structure and how your entities file tax returns.

Second is the ongoing rental stream.You will always "numerically" make more money developing/renting versus buying/renting. 

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I believe that this approach minimizes downside by exploring the numerous currently for sale opportunities with assumable mortgages.