Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Competitive upfront costs and ongoing subscription costsPlus 2 Nice To Haves: Good analytics reporting and Compliance Updates regularly communicated

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

There will be competition especially in a market like New York.

I know it is competitive and it is also prudent to not believe everything you see/hear, but I'm hearing people net $25k-$50k+ per transaction.

Two years ago they were offering me a competitive rate however after one year they raised the rates quite a bit. 

It got to a point I needed to show myself to button up at the end of each day to make progress.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

How full is immediate competition?

The average home value in Raleigh ($444,456) is more than double that of Rocky Mount ($187,507).Over the past year, home values appreciated faster in Rocky Mount (+8.0%) compared to Raleigh (+4.1%).Homes go to pending status faster in Raleigh (around 9 days) than in Rocky Mount (around 17 days), indicating a more competitive housing market in Raleigh.