Accepting that and handling it from the empowering position of, I made this choice and accept the problems associated with it and will work to minimize them where possible, can make it so much easier for you.  

The only thing I know, is that through some real estate training I went through, the creator of that system said he pays $5 per lead to bird dogs which includes: -Property Address -General assessment of the property condition -At least 6 pictures of the exterior He also said if the bird dog also includes the name of the owner, their address, and phone number(via a property records search through the county) that he pays them $10 per lead.

If you export a report to excel and remove columns, you need to do this step everytime, bc. you cannot define a report to only export those columns the next time.2) No ability to add your own options to their List Of Values (drop down list options)3) No ability to add new fields to any input screen (hopefully your business is run exactly how the creators of Buildium run theirs!)

If you have the chance to show that you are an intelligent solution creator only then will you find success.

But recently, I discovered BP, and it really did (as cheesy as this sounds) feel empowering.

What follows is a specific example:New contract-for-deed legislation passed in the last session of the Minnesota Legislature empowers consumers to make more informed home purchase decisions, requiring disclosures by certain “serial” contract-for-deed sellers and amending the injunction statute as regards cancellation of contracts for deed.The 2013 Minnesota legislature has passed a new contract-for-deed disclosure statute applicable to sellers who frequently sell residential real estate on contracts for deed.

Finding Bigger Pockets has been empowering for me.

Empower Federal Credit Union is also great, the cash out refi'd my mutli fams in February of this year.Contact me directly and I will give you a good contact point at the bank. 

I respect the fact that you say those Departments have a lot of authority and can put me out of business, but shouldn't we be empowered instead of retreating?

Brian Braeutigam It's educating and empowering Alaskan homeowners.