Unfortunately, I don't think comparing online "properties" to real estate is a good analogy (and I have experience with both -- I used to be in management at Microsoft and eBay and I now rehab houses and do some other investing).The big difference is that it's common to make near infinite returns online.

Accounting softwares - Quickbooks desktop, Quickbooks Online, Stessa, Xero, Microsoft ExcelBest of luck

There are significant investments from the city happening there as well as an investment from Microsoft who plans on building a new campus there.

What you'll need: MLS access or Prop Stream, Skip Tracing Software (I like Skip Genie), Microsoft Excel, and Patience. 

I used to use Microsoft project manager, but with less deliverables than necessary it was more cumbersome than needed. 

Depending on what you mean by "real estate CRM" I'll suggest a few:Real estate agent work/networking/regular communication with sphere - Followup BossProductivity, task and process management, and versatility - Monday.comOld school, get it done in whatever way you want - Microsoft Excel

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I currently just use microsoft Excel, however my business is growing and that seems to take up quite a bit of time.

If you are going the Excel route, Microsoft does offer a few free Gantt templates in Excel (open Excel, File -> New)Otherwise, Microsoft has a project scheduling tool called MS Project, but there are also web-based Gantt Scheduling tools like TeamGantt, Gantter, Trello, Asana, FlipperForce, the list goes on and on...

You can use Excel, Act, Microsoft Outlook to create your database.