A cheap prepaid phone or the modern definition: software that let's you create another phone number for your phone.

I am looking for an excel template or software that I can use to track the deal.

I am Software Engineer.

We're also skeptical about the ability of any property management software to help us significantly automate the functions of property management for lower-income tenants.  

I keep driving by a property that has a $50,000 finders fee posted. I would like to know how you would properly do this, to get the finders fee? What would you ask, and could I get the paperwork cheaper than a lwayer ...

I would strongly suggest you use an online software that handles this.We don't ever furnish our rentals.

Just take any online tax software ( I use HR Block) and it will calculate everything for you.

I used to work in construction and physical security, and changed careers in 2012 so now I'm a software/web developer (BS Computer Science).

P&L and Balance Sheet if you are using accounting software.

It seems like Chicago and Illinois is headed down this path - unless new revenues (like casinos, marijuana legalization), privatization and cuts (that won't cause folks in stable or gentrified, i.e. taxpaying areas to move) are found very quickly.