You can call a real estate agent or PM and ask them to do it for $50 - $100.

I had NO CLUE what I was doing when I got this property under contract, but I knew in my gut I had something AWESOME that could change the trajectory of my life & real estate experience & career.

Unfortunately, this is no longer available in SC because of a new law prohibiting the use of public data for marketing.Luckily there are some new motivated seller lists that don't rely on this public data that are doing well for investors.

And built by real estate investors for real estate investors so you get the bookkeeping categories you need with no extra baggage you're paying for but not using.

A quit claim deed just means you are transferring ownership but making ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEES about the title to the property.

I would save up a small emergency fund of a few months worth of cashflow for smaller capex and to ensure you got your calculations right and there are no unexpected expenses 

There's only so much to learn from reading and in this real-estate climate, it would be really helpful for someone who has made some recent investments to afford me 15 minutes of their time. 15 minutes to chat about their journey, challenges, successes, and any lessons learned.Make no mistake.

I'd be open to some consulting to see if I can help streamline what you're working with, however I know when we were at ~15 units, there was no way to justify the cost for something that wasn't lower-end, off-the-shelf software. 

Typically no financing for foreigners....so are you ready to pay cash?

Based on no information other than "on a budget" and "as close as possible to NYC", I would check out Belleville, Nutley, Clifton, Union County (Rahway/Linden/Elizabeth/Union), Carteret, and Perth Amboy.