I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "rear of my assets."...

Time and practice will still teach you as you do deals but it will help you understand what things costs for the size of the property 

It's all rather standardized. 

You have set your standards.

There are many nuances in any one market that take time and knowledge to really understand.

It is my understanding that gifting a property does nothing to step up basis as the capital gains would follow the gift. 

Thus, my main goal joining this forum is to try to gain confidence in the decision to get into real estate investment and better understand the risks that I may not be considering due to my lack of experience in the field.

That's the process as I understand it.

In either case, the longer a property remains on the market, the more motivated the seller often becomes to offload it.Savvy buyers understand this and often target properties that have been listed for three months or more.

@Mindy PerryReally doesn't matter what software you pick as long as it has the features you want.Two biggest challenges with ALL software:1) None are perfect, so deal with the tradeoffs2) Most users rarely put in enough time to really understand how to utilize the software.