Zillow, redfin, trulia usually give me a dirty look for properties sold but I like to confirm my knowledge with a realtor.

You can require the applicant confirms the showing an hour before or text them an hour before to confirm. we've all been stood up before and this happens to all landlords but you can ensure your not wasting your time by confirming before you go out there and scheduling them all within 10-15 minute increments within a specific 30-60 minute timeframe. dont forget to ask pre-screening questions.there is a section on how to pre-screen below and shows your minimum applicant criteria that you share over the phone, this will help you reduce wasting yours and applicants time:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/2...good pre-screening questions to ask:http://www.tenantscreeningblog.com/tenant-screenin...

If you reach out to the lender you're approved with, I'm sure they would be able to confirm and guide you further.  

He approved me after we had a back-and-forth about investors using the loan (he had to confirm with someone in his office). 

I will confirm as soon as I am able.

If you confirm their strength and weaknesses we can then all select them based on our needs of the specific deal:Halperin Lyman, LLC: most expensive ($800) - very fast and efficient. they charge more because they always run quick title and order everything very quickly.

Your Realtor should be able to confirm what's going on.- Yes, I would be willing to wait a couple of months for a good deal.

However, I strongly would advise you to be very diligent and complete a thorough investigation to confirm all the facts.  

As to the accounting system, it does fine for me so far, I don't have too many units and it's accounts are customizable, figured that need a more focus account software probably from an accountant anyway this system just to keep track the trial balance.

Cost of running the report through Transunion is $35 and I think its $15 through Buildium (if you own the software).