The online tools are a good way to get a ballpark number and can sometimes be close to accurate, but a PM is able to tell you a more accurate amount. 

Quote from @Joy Daniels: As a short-term property manager I've seen how this industry changes so often—new guest trends, tech tools, and regulations seem to pop up all the time.

Hi @Tyler Bolton I hope I can help clarify given I see a lot of muddled points of view on these matters online.  

I've been doing my own bookkeeping on Quickbooks online and it doesn't take too long. 

Tools that I see to analyze deals: Zillow, rent websites, craigslist what other tools do you recommend?  

All of the tools that you use to try to figure out if a potential tenant will be a "good" tenant revolves around trying to answer those 3 questions.

Online metrics can be good, but they wont paint the whole picture. 

Quote from @Zach Howard: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: If you are looking at properties in the US only on Zillow, and not seeing them in person (I know you are in Hong Kong), this is just an effort in futility because you can't underwrite single-family or small multifamily deals only online.

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