PS is revolutionary because of how it has simplified access to all of the various data points investors need to make a decision and because of this its extremely popular.You do not want to be using a popular lead source to increase deals because everyones chasing the same deals.And nothing will change with there data because there business model forces them to have to buy and license the data they get which means waiting for the county/databroker to send it to them which guarantees anyone using PS data will be behind the counties, only getting a fraction of the leads and getting those late leads the same time as everyone else.How do you get access to the leads first.

Well, we are getting into the cold months and without going into too much detail, it's become extremely scary to talk with them and try and amicably handle requests.

Btw, this kind of note-taking has been extremely helpful in other aspects of my life, and I imagine it will work quite well for real estate as well. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

Even the most expensive property managers are EXTREMELY cost effective if you really think about it!

It is extremely odd the previous companies did not ask for that if they are collecting rent for you and issuing you disbursements.  

Hey Rachel,I can't help you because of the location but you're going to have an extremely tough time finding insurance for that type of risk. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has 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.

To me, that is extremely critical.

I had 5 houses with them that were terribly managed (placing bad tenants, extremely high rehab costs).