There’s lots and lots of softwares that help you find who the owner is.If the owner is motivated and wants to sell, then you use a Purchase and sales agreement to get the property under contract. 

Do you have any specific software that you would recommend to any project managers just starting out or trying to transition to new technology?

Get one that can be tied into your Operations software, and not maintained on a side system.

Cost to find the deal was marketing and CRM software.

@Phil C. as an Appfolio user since 2009, you would think that if you have AppFolio software that the transfer would be seemless?

I was searching some real estate analysis softwares and found there are couple of web based software  that also have database and comparable for all US properties.

I accept online payments via Tenantcloud- that's a PM software that offers a lot of features for landlords and PMs.

and what’s the best software for managing the property?

So I’m almost done getting my first rental rent ready but now that I have to find tenants I was wondering how you guys screen your tenants and what’s the best software for managing a rental?

@Sean OToole has created the absolute best software on the planet for the investor looking for needles in a haystack..