Fund that flip is smaller, but also less investors, so at least the deals are not funded in just a few seconds.Both platforms suffer from some of the problems that pretty much all of the hard money loan platforms do: not enough volume for someone wanting to maintain a large portfolio, not enough conservative 65% LTV loans, too may loans and judicial only states (where it's extremely expensive and time-consuming if you need to foreclose which can cause losses), and single note risk (i.e not diversified).

What are some features in property management software that are absolutely vital?

That is why I think that it is a vital separation between a person that just becomes a member and posts a logo up versus a person with a designation.I tried to condense my thoughts so I hope that makes sense. 

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

But once again this is town specific, there are towns that have some extreme laws that are not landlord friendly. 

Any advice or alternative routes I can do to move forward without having to start from 0 somewhere else is extremely appreciated. 

2 tenants in this duplex 1 pays on time every month the other one pays like 5 days late for 50% of rent then pays the rest even later if I evict I would have to give a 90 day notice as they have been there for a while...

I wouldn't think they would require a redo for work that is readily visible, but it seems like your inspector is on the extreme end.Try asking for forgiveness first since it is a trivial amount of work with low complexity/skill required.

I thought it was extremely useful.

Getting a contractor can be extremely frustrating especially if you need to make an offer without even looking at the property.