Leasing out property to a management company.

Two years ago, it was higher and sellers wanted money hard day 1 in a lot of markets.I would ask brokers and property management companies and attorneys in the marketGood Luck!

As a result, we're calling another appraisal company out and it's going to take a few more days before we wrap up. 

I've heard Stessa and Buildium for the most part but find it's actually very difficult to use for the average small scale landlord (I have 7 doors)The cost of Buildium I think is way too high for the small scale self managed landlord like myself. 7 units comes to $55/monthAs for Stella, the UI isnt the greatest and probably tailored for more property management companies, and the accounting features are rather lacking for Canadian tax laws.

i would say it depends on the overall investment strategy. im not really familiar with STR rentals in your area. personally i like the long term rentals, especially if you are trying to be hands off. we have two STR's, one we manage ourselves in FL and the other in Gatlingburg which is managed by a company. even with an STR rental company, i still find myself managing the manager. both require work and are by no means passive. long term (to me) is nice given time investment. hope this helps. 

Nobody knows lead conversion rates, except maybe the company who is converting them. 

Insurance companies are losing money like crazy on property coverage so this is not likely to be the end of it.

Yes, as you are competing against guys like me that pay cash as is and close as soon as title company can close.

You can definitely do this via a title company to record a mortgage on title 

He now owns a major commercial dry-wall company.