Even if a software is free or cheap, it's the time investment getting things set up and then tweaking it for the first few months that is the real "spend".

Do you want cheap, regardless of speed and communication? 

Save...it takes a lot more money than most new investors believe (don't drink the Kool-aid that you can get in cheap) and residing outside the US will be seen as a substantial risk to most lenders which will limit your financing options. 

We have about 22 full-time W2 employees in the office, approximately 40 traveling construction folks -- and managers and maintenance W2 employees at each community we own and operate.

The saving grace is that it was purchased cheap a long time ago and will still either cash flow or yield equity even after repair costs

INstead of just saying "no" we asked them to check with their credit card company if they offer travel insurance yada yada.. we got a 5 star review form them without giving a refund.

Travelers, Farmers, Steadily are some who allow this model.

Cheap materials, thin walls, the LVP was peeling already not to mention the transient individuals in the parking lot. 

Finding the correct contact info is hard enough, but if your pitch is that they should sell cheap now, you're misreading the market.Multifamily properties are worth significantly less now than they were just a few years ago, and asking for a further discount due to property condition would probably result in a loss, maybe not even pay off the debt.

Not sure if OK is most expensive, but it's not cheap.