Without these tools, you'd have to do a lot of manual data collection and copy/pasting of comps/data into a spreadsheet for every property you analyze, was kinda the reason for building this out.

I'm pretty sure in some states that would not only violate local/state ordinances on maximum collection of a deposit, but could also be considered a form of discrimination.

I would just use rentredi to screen tenants and collect rent payments. 

Even if they aren't qualified, it gives the impression you have a desirable place and those that are qualified will see it and hopefully jump on it.

If they're going down this path, what they really should be measuring is collected rents.

UNDER $1M IS TOO SMALLI talked to a few commercial brokers, and I am under the impression that it's very hard to find anything valuable in self-storage for under $1 million.

There are a lot of hungry rookies out there that will collect a "Broker fee" or have you pay for a LOI (letter of Intent) and it's nothing but a piece of paper.

So, likely the HOA would not even collect any money unless the mortgage was small.

I am now summarizing the key points for managing rental properties to build my systems before launch ( I am strongly considering Rent-Redi software) but I am wondering how I would use this software for client's properties when collecting rent, holding deposits and the like.

Haven't heard that term used for data collection/skip trace.