You'll see some familiar names thrown around a lot: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend you search for each app online and see what they offer, how much they charge, etc.

Just in search of a mentor is all.

While the location is great, parking is an issue, and can really only accommodate about 4 - 5 cars total at time reasonably. 

This generated $2M+ in equity, and thus is highly lucrative, but takes 2-3 years.Note worthy: I am located in California, but I did this project in Canada.

What is the end product of your effort and where is it located, how long will it take to sell?

Sorry if this has been covered before, we are located in Minnesota if that matters.   

Where is the property located and is it SF, 1-4 MF, or 5+ MF?

I do not individually allocate for the small items but the maintenance/cap ex worksheet contained the reasonable costly stuff like you mentioned then had an entry for all of the small items (bathroom lights in some of my locations do not last 10 years). 

Starting with the right location can make all the difference, even if it’s outside your immediate area.Best of luck with your investment journey!

The truly tragic natural disasters in California, North Carolina, Florida and others of the past six months are evidence that no location is truly 'climate safe,' however there are geographical areas that can expect less weather extremes and lower costs of living, developing, insuring and seemingly...surviving.