We set up our infrastructure and are very organize and thorough, and through the year we made some significant progress and went on a learning phase to get better each day and closer to our first deal.As foreign investors we have to rely on hard money which gives a less edge, and face uncertainty with contractors not knowing real pricing and such.We are constantly on the look out for new investment opportunities.The problems we are facing right now is not knowing good contractors and the high competition on the MLS.We just started learning more about off market properties and sending direct mail.We would like to hear from your experience what should our next step be as newbie investors, and if there are some foreign investors here with tips.Thank you so much guys, best of luck to all! 

What sites/software does anyone recomentd to collect rent, anyone have like a template of an excell sheet I can use to get organized?

I suspect the organizer is a Mexican RE agent that is looking to find some buyers. 

However, I do think if you can hold out for 1-3 years you might see rates drop a bit and insurance drop a bit, and I feel pretty confident we'll start seeing 3%+ organic rent growth per year in the next 2-4 years again.

To stay organized, open up new personal accounts that you only use for your REI activities.I'm a huge fan of Profit First as well.

Market OverviewThe Los Angeles apartment market is comprised of 864,197 units in thirty-seven geographic concentrations ranging in size from the 62,684 unit Hollywood/Silver Lake submarket to the Tujunga/La Crescenta/Montrose submarket, which amounts to 5,448 units.

I am willing to offer my services like social media marketing, branding, presentation, organizing events, crunching numbers for free.

Honestly investor friendly anything is like the RE version of "organic" [insert food product]. 

Keep things as organized as possible too, so you don't miss anything and that will help create a system for future deals, making it easier each time. 

It doesn't have to be fancy, but it’ll help you keep everything organized, especially if you need to provide more detailed information down the line.