Another thing was how expensive tools and equipment were for the rehab and just to have around.

In my expensive market I've seen folks get creative by renting gardening space, Ie raised beds,some tools.

I am starting my journey as a Real Estate Investor and I am looking for any advice into what online tools do people use to find and filter each deal.Is there particular websites that are recommended to get additional information of a particular deal?

Sub 2 is a great tool, but having a couple of different tools in your tool belt will help you navigate different scenarios!

But you can get pretty creative with these entities to implement additional layers of protection by utilizing additional tools - and in my opinion real estate investors under-utilize trusts.

I currently have QuickBooks, but I'm not sure if it is possible to incorporate maintenance requests/ticketing, late payment notices, and other landlord specific tools.

. 😀 Anyway…I am working on an AI tool 🤖 to make it much easier for real estate investors to find their next investment. 🏡🏢 Rather than tell you what features I want to build, I would love to hear from more investors like you about what challenges you’re facing, what’s not a pain point and what tools you have that are useful, what tools aren’t — so that I can build something would actually be helpful to you!

Our team uses Appfolio as our primary rent collection method; which is also great since overall Appfolio is a great property management software with TONS of other tools and faucets that keep everything running smoothly. 

A common rule of thumb is to budget around 1-2% of the property's value annually for maintenance.Management Fees: If you plan to hire a property manager or use a property management service, factor in their fees as part of your operating costs.Contingency Fund: Always include a contingency fund in your budget to account for unexpected expenses or fluctuations in operating costs.Financial Modeling Tools: Consider using financial modeling tools or spreadsheets designed for real estate investment analysis.

They also just launched a new dynamic pricing tool, its bare bones now but over time maybe it’ll be good enough to cut ties with PriceLabs.