If you type in partnerships in the search function here you will find a wealth of info.

Excel is not free, but pretty cheap and more robust, but if you want free then try Google Docs, it has an excel-like feature, plus you can access in any web-browser.

Shortly after getting countersued, CL introduced their own "map view" in October 2012 which works great: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/04/craigslist-rolls-out-new-map-view-feature-for-apartment-searches/But since CL was about 4 years behind on this feature, the other players probably took 10% of the market share, and are still growing.It remains to be seen if Craiglist's new functionality will eventually force everyone else out of business.Personally, I like the online application feature offered by PadLister, so I will keep using it for now.

I can function as a licensed wholesaler, except the sales contract isn't started until I have a buyer and a price.Sellers like dealing with someone who is professional, whether it is a licensed agent or a skilled wholesaler.

Receiving an offer for your property and having it backed up by a favorable appraisal is a function of your flipping business model.

That's considered functionally obsolete today.

Discounted loans are a function of equity, performance or defective collateral for the most part.

Lease options are functionally illegal in Texas, but they are perfectly fine in many states - your lawyer could help you with that.With a lease option, you get a lease option fee and higher rent.

It is super robust and we are still trying to make use of all the bells and whistles.

I am working on a lease option deal on a multi-family where the seller wants to keep all accounting functions with them.