I don't use hospitable or any other combined booking engine other than VRBO and Airbnb.  

I use software from the hedge fund I work with a hedge fund that connects TO 4500 BANKS, LENDER, AND CREDIT UNION I can take a scenario to add it to my search engine it runs many different quotes so when I'm working with clients I put 5-10 quotes in from of them and save them lots of time and money and they go with the best program that fits the deal

I estimated the down payment with the closing fees would be around 12k and I could finalize saving that after I start my new job as a Project Engineer for a multifamily construction company next month.

Than one has to get familiar with the market one is targeting, I get with various government board members and engineers to find receptiveness of such project and if city plan already has a designated area of interest for such, which it often does.

On an individual property, cash flow is choppy like a bad one cylinder engine.

Also, you'll need an architect and engineer inspections to make sure the structure is safe. 

So you really need a robust strategy.Most states only publish the registered agent for LLC's and have a paywall to find out actual ownership. 

I've been in the real estate accounting field for almost 20 years, and in my experience, it's helpful to think of the software you use in two distinct levels:Property Management (PM) Software: This handles the property-level operations.Dedicated Accounting Software (like QuickBooks): This is used for corporate-level accounting.Not all PM platforms come with robust accounting modules.

Hospitable integrated with pricelabs and my smart lock.I find hospitable to be very easy to use and reliable. it’s not as robust as some, but does the basic tasks really well

STRENGTHS-  strong affordable housing market-  cool city with a great feel-  nicely mixed neighborhoods with properties in need of repair next to nice homes-  large university, robust medical community-  decent rents overall, currently trading at 8-10% cap rates-  Micron promises growthWEAKNESSES-  Micron hype is making people spend way too much on properties-  pesky code compliance inspections here too-  student housing area is incredibly compact and difficult to get in to-  difficult to predict if a property will benefit from renovation or not-  contractors are overwhelmed, difficult to get estimatesSummary: Syracuse is experiencing a lot of change right now, in a good way.