Being that you are out of state, I would highly recommend that you work with one of them.

I rode high in that saddle.But then a series of unpleasant tenant things happened, and too many units needed to be rehabbed and rented out at once.

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 highly encourage you consider House Hacking.

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.

I had one accountant give a quote that was quite high for a small number of properties, and Quickbooks eliminated their desktop platform.  

Their opportunistic fund returns IRRs in the high teens / low twenties.

I've since sold them.Now I only flip to sell, low volume, high margin.

Agents always need high-quality photos of properties.Property Management Assistant: You can help property managers with tasks like tenant communication, coordinating repairs, and administrative work.

@Brett Deas,there are several factors here:First, if your investor base is used to specific assets, where they have full(ish) visibility of the asset, convincing them to invest in a blind pool fund is hard.Second, it looks like you graduated high school a couple years ago, so presumably your track record is only 2 yrs old.