A lot of years ago, I wrote a technical paper on this topic (long before there were blogs or MicroSoft Word).

. :)I would also HIGHLY recommend you make Microsoft Excel your friend.  

I'm a technologist by trade with over 15 years experience in Enterprise IT, IT consulting, Cloud computing and an extensive resume that includes a tenure working at Microsoft. 

And I know she got a great education. as she got offers from Microsoft Intel and Aurther Anderson.She is getting head hunted now by Bay Area companies so there could be a move in the next couple of years one were she could get a big amount of stock options etc to come on board..

This is one of Microsoft's hidden gems.

Microsoft excel has a function to calculate IRR.

We'll  do the mail merge with Microsoft word, print them out, hand sign them, then hand stamp and hand write the address on a # 11 envelope and send them off.  

Look at Microsoft dynamics and see if that does what you need.

I'm hearing about transit expansion plans and with an ear to the ground, finding buyers grabbing adjacent property to the right-of-ways - - very similar to the growth from the Transcontinental Railway.In the Great Northwest, growth by Boeing & Microsoft have large impacts, while contractions in business create 'fire sales'.Follow the jobs.

Live in Redmond, work at Microsoft.