Here are a few key items that help us stand out from other companies. 1- We act as the bridge between landlords and tenants.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

So when you say that you prefer the syndicator gets a fixed % of all the profits, are you suggesting you see better alignment with the GP just getting a straight split without LPs getting preferred returns?

For the insurance, I would suggest you contact your agent but it has not affected my insurance to have pets. 

Any thoughts, suggestions, or referrals on what first step to take are appreciated. 

Any suggestion on where to start getting information on this subject?

If you can hold on till first part of January the showings and everything else should pickup.This would be my action items: 1. hire a new agent that can sell the place, and get you numbers are rent and selling and sell the place. 2. be honest on the numbers you can get on an ARV so that you can sell it 3. start to get the conversation started with a couple lenders on what these numbers on refi would look like for you and this property 4. my suggestion would be to refi/rent before selling at a loss because if numbers work you can hold for a couple years then sell, but this is dependent on your cash position and liquidity of your situation. 

I need a suggestion here to handle maintenance and cleaningTURNO for automated cleaner payment and scheduling along with inventory trackingQuickbooks / Bookkeeper to keep my PM business in alignmentChase bank & trust accountI'd like a better method for managing linens (bulk order) and distribution.I'd love to compare property management / cohosting agreements with someone to share best practices. 

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They'll usually jump on your suggestion because it is so much easier to sell the note than get the process of a short sale through their system.By purchasing the note to the property you basically become the bank.