I've used other programs in the past (Quickbooks) and an old fashioned spreadsheet, but neither worked for me.

For help with the section-8 process, it's very important to have a PM that's familiar and connected with the HUD programs in the selected market. 

I worked with a DFY arbitrage program that found me an arbitrage property in Arvada CO which made me about 50k net. 

They are not even programmed to do far simpler sniffing tasks than this, and a year-to-year comparison is extremely hard to automate, both technically and logically.Who does it, then?

It is precisely because of mentoring programs that teach strategies and techniques to people who do not have any grasp of the three afore mentioned fundamentals that we have such a mess with “wholesaling” and “subject to” that governmental authorities are figuring ways to heavily regulate or outright ban these activities in the residential real estate field. 

But no, that's not the programing you received so your going with regurgitation vs thinking things through here. 

Future tenants would likely appreciate the extra storage, and it could make your duplex more attractive in the long run without the hefty upfront investment that a full conversion would require.Another idea is to repurpose the shed into a functional office space or a private workout area.

The exception would be a superior website maintained for SEO, IF your investment program is large enough to cover the $5k upfront cost and the $500 per month maintenance for an optimized website. 

Fannie Mae will allow you to count Boarder Income if you are purchasing a new Primary home, have had renters living with you for at least 13 months, have proof of receiving rental income for at least 9 out of the last 12 months, if you qualify for Fannie Mae's HomeReady program (which is an income limited program, you do not have to be a 1st time homebuyer to qualify for this program).

Podio is great if you end up having to build out a lot of custom functions.