And my experience managing a sales prospects in a different industry was that using CRM software was worth the time and effort.I'm willing to lay out the capital to employee someone hunting for deals for as long as 2-3 years before "harvesting" any prospects - if necessary.

They have software that provides all of these magical call lists.

Do you know if tax software such as turbotax have the capability to correctly perform these deductions?

Do you keep the books using an accounting software? 

We use Propertyware (PW) as our management company software and are interested in implementing their rent payment remote capture scanner.If you use PW, what is your experience with the rent payment scanner?

Supposedly, it is also to pay for their Property Farm software too.

I used to have a software called "Streets and Trips" - it was great for plugging in addresses, then it would lay out the most efficient route.  

If you use an online software or program as a landlord, which is usually free to you, in your rental application you can require a background check and the applicant will pay that fee - usually $35-45 depending on what you want.

Owned a small software company in Silicon Valley.

@Will RugeleyI am not sure how many properties you like to manage but if it is not a lot, you can totally manage by yourself using property management software or combination of accounting softwares, tenant screening, rent payment software.If you would not like to bother property management aspect of real estate investment, you can always look for property managers in your area.