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.

I think they really did a great job simplifying the process and removing all the inefficiencies in mortgage industry today...

If I can simplify thing, my thought process would be something like this:- If rate is low, then best way to tap equity from rental is definitely refi, HEL or HELOC product.- if rate is high, then the best way to tap equity from rental is selling.

Before you had a simplified view of all the topics. 

I was able to simplify the closing sequence, but not the loan assumption terms (POA etc..) which made my attorney very uncomfortable.

.#5- A decent hand held infra-red thermal imager, to simplify following leaks and checking for hotspots in electrical panels and equipment.

Or, maybe they plan to sublease and simplify their own turnovers.

There's more to this than my overly simplified answer, but this at least gets you in the ballpark.

Ppl like to compartmentalize and simplify complex human conditions. 

And expecting to do this remotelySome people here over simplify this and make it look easyYou may get a bad mgr.