Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

It syncs with payment processors, and other vendor software (gates, kiosks, cameras, etc.).

We used the insurance company's preferred vendor for the smoke remediation… but we ‘made out like bandits’ on the painting / fixture replacement because they were wrote up  like $8,000 for the work and it probably took us 20 hours of work and $750 in materials to put things back together.  

The trip charge is what they pay the vendor qualified for warranty work, and it's usually 1/2 what that vendor would charge for a normal job, so there's little motivation for them to respond quickly or work hard.5.

I do, however, have virtual credit cards for vendors I have recurring payments with like cleaner, spa maintenance and yard maintenance.

Because I also own and buy actively, I also have the proven vendors that further save my clients money from insurance, landscaping, pest control, pool care, and handymen/hvac/plumbing/electrical.With that said, I’ll send you those properties today per our phone consultation @James Thompson and we’ll be sure you get your 1031 funds allocated smoothly and into great STRs 👍

That said, a good way to reduce costs is to hire preferred vendors.

When tenants submit maintenance requests Mynd just sends out a vendor to deal with problem.

Ironically, it normally takes more work than you are doing right now because you have to keep your day job, build a team, find an area to invest, vet vendors, fill out mortgage applications, put in offers, analyze deals, etc...

You need quality vendors set up and quality vendors are expensive.