Both of them are extremely knowledgeable, the course content is thorough, and most of all affordable for a beginner. 

You can use Spokeo for cheap to lookup owner's numbers. 6 deals out of 191 was extremely good! 

Let's take it to the extreme.

They are just way too slow, unprofessional, and completely incompetent, and it is extremely hard to deal with them.

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.

Hi @Orane Jacobs MTR has potential almost anywhere in NJ and it has potential to get around the extreme laws of Irvington because of under 1 year occupancy.

After literally years of looking (since 2022) I bought my first property a few months ago, so I feel extremely qualified to give advice (many people earned lots of equity during the pandemic appreciation-boom if they bought before 2022, but out-of-state investors getting started AFTER the 2022 interest rate hikes are few and far between). 

Here is one piece that is extremely important:If you have a low credit score, you need to find out why.

So, if you can dump 5k onto the HELOC early in the month, and pull that out progressively over the course of the month, you're saving 2,500 * (.04 / 12) = $8 per month (2,500 would be the average daily balance if you pulled the 5k out evenly over the month.)We did dozens of hypotheticals, and even the more extreme ones topped out at $10 per month.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has 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.