Do not buy into the NAR spiel of crap tools.

You have to go with what works for you but please be sure your software or research tools are not erroneously bending into what you wanted to result to be. 

I think it's a tool you should not count out if it means a tenant leaves in a month vs 6.

Additional resources and tools via brokerage.... 

If you owned a few thousand rental properties, you could argue that owning a private jet is a significant time saving tool and well worth the cost.

I'm in very similar position, looking to start my RE investing journey around Boston area and facing struggle to cash out on my stock portfolio to try to get a MF, that using BP analysis tools, will be barely break even...even in slightly farther surrounding areas. wishing us both luck though! 

They must sign the form.The IRS offers an online tool that lets you check if the tax ID the contractor gave you matches the IRS records.

Any tools, APIs, or approaches you’d recommend?

I'm trying to analyze my first property and not sure how to set it up to run the number using the calculator tools here. 2 of the units are successful Airbnb short term rentals, and the other two units are month to month rentals to existing tenants.

Make the most of the excellent tools available on this platform.