These features can enhance the guest experience.Remote monitoring: Smart security systems and external cameras offer peace of mind for both you and your guests.

Priortize it in your budget as the most crucial elements of a project.  

I’d focus on talking about the features and location.

I've heard Stessa and Buildium for the most part but find it's actually very difficult to use for the average small scale landlord (I have 7 doors)The cost of Buildium I think is way too high for the small scale self managed landlord like myself. 7 units comes to $55/monthAs for Stella, the UI isnt the greatest and probably tailored for more property management companies, and the accounting features are rather lacking for Canadian tax laws.

Can you experienced investors share some insights on what factors are crucial to analyze and what red flags to watch out for?

I signed up for Deal Machine but it looks like they already removed the texting feature but I do like the driving for dollars function.

In fact, my internal team manages our website and SEO fully as it is a very crucial piece to visibility.

Looking forward to reading some of the responses.While you wait for recommendations, I suggest using the search icon to look up "rentredi" and "hemlane", another platform for PM that has a feature for maintenance coordination.The search results will show past forum posts where members chime in on the subject.

If this is the route you wish to go it would be crucial to take advice from them.

The key features are the most important (square footage, age, condition whether it has a basement/garage, etc.)