A starting point would look something like the following.First outline the process.Identify marketcorelogic; Uhaul data; census data; Airbnb Data; Zillow data zestimate vs rent rate; Houses on market, consumptions rate, etcOutput: what market has potential inefficiencies or unforeseen growthIdentify neighborhoodsschool ratings; public transportation; crime spot data; HOA quality; proximity to major employer and average wages; opportunity zones; historic appreciation; historic average rental rates; etcOutput: what is currently working the area and what are BP members doing there as well as unforeseen growthIdentify strategies that are best for the given areasshort term; long term; BRRRR; arbitrage; etcOutput: which strategy is more efficient or applicable from user inputIdentify realtors/wholesale/etchighlight most active realtors/wholesale companiesOutput: connect with and understand local marketFunding typesbased off the price and type of units what is available and who offers the funding; BP member input on successful previous funding deals Contractscurrent trends in the area to close the deal from in the local marketManagementhighlight local management for long term or short term; contact info for Core four, inner and outer circle.

Tile over that when the membrane dries using a good modified mortar -- looking at Home Depot's line of Custom mortars, I would stay away from something like VersaBond here and go with the more expensive FlexBond for this application.

I have an Airbnb in the Chicago Logan Square area and including winter I would guess I am around 70% occupancy at about $90/night (average way higher in summer and then $90 is the base).I also used another app called price labs to help set the pricing and also your porter to manage -just an FYI in case you were looking into the software.

anyone uses Zillow rental Manager or any other Prop Mgmt software for Self managing OOS or Local Properties?

Your margins will probably be higher if you're on several platforms and have a software to link them up, but I think Airbnb is the best platform to start with from my experience due to the large customer base.

Last year, we spent more money on salting applications than we did on the snowplowing services itself.We also struggle to determine how much salting is truly necessary.

Buying a duplex would like to invest in some basic rental property software that I can track my income and expenses, and prepare reports that I can hand to my CPA for taxes?

We have no idea what clauses may be in your contract, force majure decisions/applicability in your local courts, etc. 

That being said, you may still need to disclose the properties on your loan application if held in your personal name. 

One thing you need to demand is proof of application for mortgage.