We ended up buying one house to turn into a vacation rental and the two other options were one- a stand alone commercial building and two- a ground floor unit (currently occupied with a tenant for another 3 years) of a building that is in the process of being turned into condos. 

Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one of them should stand out for you.

But as I mentioned, IMO you dont loose a whole lot by having it and stand a chance to gain for little extra cost.

@Lewis Kerwin, based on those pictures I'm guessing the PM has a dog in the race aka that they stand to profit from the re-paint they propose.

One thing that stands out the most to me is that compound growth is real.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

You can't purchase the software stand-alone (red flag for someone with some experience).

I am looking at joining this organization and was wanting to know if what has been said still stands true?

You could explore niche strategies to stand out.

I see contemporary houses when I search and I wonder why people want to stay in a house that looks just like the one they have at home.As a PM in FL I agree with what you are saying of the need to stand out.