If its Cost Plus 10% do your typically see the addition of a flat fee weekly, for administrative items of the contractor i.e. cell phone, vehicle, fuel?

Also, having a place to log repairs and tenant correspondence is very helpful.Spreadsheets can do all of this, but a good PM app systematises the process and keeps things tidy & easier.

My tenants have my personal cell number, I'm on good relations with all of them, I always address them by their first name...You know...Say something nice when I see them, "How are you today?"...

If you get 7 apps, and 2 admit to having pet dogs and another admits to a past eviction and yet another states a total income of only 2.5x rent, then you can just reject those without having to run the other checks on them.Then, you can run the remaining 3 apps that look ok on paper, and pick the "best" one.

For our FL condos, we don't hand out apps.

Read Sean Terry's free ebook on flip to freedom dot com download to the kindle app to save it easily for your iphone if u have one ..

They got HOA paid cell phones, etc.

I told them the situation and asked for their cell phone numbers or that they reach out to them and have them call me on my cell.

www.expensify.com they've got an app too!

Meanwhile the apps out there need to bring more to the table to facilitate the relationships and the processes.