They have a real estate specific version and while it's $700 a month + $2k setup fee, it absolutely blows everything else out of the water as it's tailored specifically for real estate agents.Here's an article from realgeek about it: http://www.realgeeks.com/blog/infusionsoft-marketing-real-estate-agents/

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I have sent two $500 payments and everything is just about set up.

Out of state investments are not risky if you set up the right team.

Set up Keyword alerts, since you're in Santa Barbara you can set up an alert for "Santa Barbara" or "Southern California" or "beach" to be alerted when someone posts on the forums that may be relevant or interesting to you! 

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

You might want to set up a dedicated email or phone number for tenants to reach you or your property manager.Set up a system for tracking income and expenses related to the property.

It was easy to setup, and my tenants had no problem getting setup via the invite email that they receive once they are added to a property/lease.

Then you get set up with this incredibly complete, user friendly REI software called epartner.

I would also say review everything they do and set up this way you can start learning how it is done and what is required so you can do it yourself in the future if that's the route that you are wanting to take.