I scoured craigslist, the web and facebook for people to do very specific tasks.

I would spend money to enhance and update to current standards the search functionality and person to person tagging so it's easier to find stuff.

I emphasize the importance of utilizing professional photos, videos, and online presence to enhance property visibility.

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.

Smart investors first focus on finding quality properties—such as those in thriving areas of Brooklyn or potential neighborhoods around Manhattan—and then reverse engineer the process by improving management, optimizing rental structures, or enhancing facilities to make it worthwhile.

I removed the chimney and added modern HVAC, making it the only house on the block with it, significantly enhancing its value.

I removed the chimney and added modern HVAC, making it the only house on the block with it, significantly enhancing its value.

The task to do that may be "wholesaling."

Plus, other routine tasks like transferring loans and providing payoffs were way more difficult with them than it should have been.

Do one task at a time in each app to compare apples to apples.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.