You can now trade for free and the money is made on the back end cutting out most human tasks, stock brokers didn't have a powerful lobby group to protect them. 

To properly renew a lease with a tenant, several tasks SHOULD be done:1) Evaluate the property to make sure tenant is taking care of it and you want them to stay.2) Do a market analysis of rental rates.3) Determine target rental increase amount4) We present all this to the tenant, as we assume they're looking at rental rates on Zillow, etc.5) We then ask the tenant what adjustment they think is fair and then negotiate rent amount and lease term (we always try to go for 2 years).6) New lease sent electronically to sign.All of this takes time, hence a Renewal Fee.

 So if an agent is not strong in using social media, are there services they can outsource this task to?

Flipping here in the bay area is no easy task, and I am glad you have your buy box figured out.

I've been an entrepreneur for about 15 years now and since my first adventure as a entrepreneur was in a construction related trade, I consider myself very handy and somehow capable to deal with contractors.

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.

Or would that be a futile task?

Or would that be a futile task?

I do not know where in California you live, but filling 11 vacancies at the same time seems like a pretty daunting task. 

Begin your real estate investing adventure by educating yourself, identifying your goals, and deciding whether to invest in rental homes, fix-and-flip, or commercial real estate.