Living in the high-priced West Coast, most OOS investment opportunities may seem great on paper compared to your market. 

I just don't see a big enough difference between the RentRedi and all of the other free softwares to justify spending $9/month.Long story short: Why should I use RentRedi compared to the free options out there?

The current low(er) cost of living compared to other markets and lower entry points make it very attractive.

It'll be interesting to see how our rates compare to last summer

Most plumbers don't know a lot about sewage ejector pumps because there is not a high percent of them around compared to the millions of properties.

In case this is of interest to you and you want to compare similar models.

However, an airline card that will give you an intro bonus, has no transaction fees and can help you build points to go back and forth from home could be attractive.There are millions of credit cards out there, the nerd in me would make a simple spreadsheet to compare them. 

Does any one have experience with direct mail marketing companies like Wise Pelican, ReminderMedia or Mailchimp?Im looking to create 8X8 (8 post cards in 8 week) marketing campaign where the company compiles the list ...

The two don't come anywhere close to comparing, I could walk a class of 6th grades through this math, it's that simple. 

The fact that there are 5 units significantly impacts the value due to the financing available for such units (incomes based value for 5 units vs comparable sales value for SFR).