The cost of the software and hardware is substantial.

In terms of hiring a property manager, many property managers are fine managing just 1 property (and since you typically pay a percentage of rent it really shouldn't matter to you).If you want to manage it yourself there are a handful of online landlord / property management software's you could use and access your account anywhere with internet access.You will still need someone (either a friend, or, at a minimum, vendors) you can count on locally to deal with any issues that arise when you are out-of-town.

Such as realistic time frame in establishing yourself, operational cost, marketing, will you need to mix residential in for a time until you are established, any software or materials that would be helpful, etc. any of your thoughts would be appreciated.Thank you

Disclaimer: I've never tried to buy or sell investment property in Texas.I lived in Dallas in the late 1990s and the company I worked for (doing software) gave us a document that explained how some things in Texas are done differently than other states. 

Hello everybody, I'm Mike and I am a software engineer from Israel.I've decided to start looking for my first deal at March and till then I save some money.What kind of deals could be relevant for 30K$? 

I have only used it in the context of software development.As a direct replacement for Asana, I much prefer Trello.

I used Satori Software for processing, a postcard address printer.

I'd like to find some software that will allow me to enter my expenses and then sort out how much I've spent per unit, per contractor, per category, etc,. etc.

Just wanted to know if anyone in the group has heard of the software Real Estate Property Pro.

John, this is EXACTLY why I try to discourage using an online service that intermingles with QuickBooks or any financial software anyone may have.