If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Attitude and professionalism are paramount; product knowledge next, and then there's your contact/follow-up systems.Put that together, price-test against the market, and you'll have a sustainable, constantly expanding, and very profitable venture.Good luck! 

Others have hit it on the head.

@Tramaine Robinson I can’t pinpoint a moment in time where it “clicked,” but instead I’ve found a series of small victories that yielded improvements.My first profit gave me confidence.  

Bragg you can see the ocean at height and I argue its much prettier than than the Oregon coast..

Miami Rental Market Update: Rents Drop $200 as Affordability Remains a ChallengeMiami has officially ranked as the second-most unaffordable city in the U.S., but there’s some good news for renters: local rents have dropped to a 3-year low, with decreases of up to $200.

Every time I call VRBO CS and ask for listing assistance, a booking follows in the next day or two. 

  :)   There's so many Gurus pitching this and that without mentioning the risks to them and to the buyers.So glad to hear re your business model being fair to the buyer.   

Here is a link that provides fantastic information on the turnkey investing option from BP. 

The more cash on hand the more options.