I have managed my rentals on a very basic spreadsheet (poorly managed) and it is time to clean up my accounting and legal structures.Can anyone opine on a cheap and effective software for the accounting side of the business? 

If the system is not user friendly, people will move to simpler softwares. 

Overall, it's an easy to use software with a great UI and free property data.

I had ZERO influence on it getting stolen.

I agree that the sphere of influence created by going through the degree process and meeting all sorts of folks related to it could be huge for opening doors that may or may not be missed without it.

PropStream - If you use PropStream software, you can find out who the cash buyers are in a specific area8.

The lists below are off the top of my head, but I'm looking for input on processes or software or anything else that can help put this property on autopilot.

Hi BP colleagues,What tools/software are you using currently to identify the best markets to potentially invest in?

It's a fine business model as long as you don't mind your tenants paying fees for your use of the software. 

I would check and see if this is something your bank offers, or alternatively a lot of PM software has the ability to do it for a small fee too.