I wouldn't get it tangled up with the operations/financials of the property.

Quote from @Will Greenlee: I would agree with @Drew Sygit every software has its kinks and this one along with all the other ones started somewhere.. 7-8 years ago Buildium was less effective than it is today, and now it is a lot better.

I think it's very dependent on the property and market. 

Where comps come in to to compare "cap Rates"  (a measure of financial performance) of recent sales. 

To answer your question about the market, well it's all over the place!

You can easily do this on a spreadsheet and it will take less time to track than it would to find and learn a new software.

It seems like it's been written to hide something - https://finance.yahoo.com/news...

The attorneys I have worked with when buying a large apartment complex have all recommend one LLC for holding the property and one for managing it.  

She then met with her financial advisor, and immediately called me to complain that her future lifestyle was going to be “compromised” by the terms of our divorce. 

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?