A web site devoted to the property isn't difficult to create, and gives you an online presence if you aren't going to list it on the MLS.

Maintenance Tracking is a app unto itself, and typically a web service. 

Other good places: Texas has a bunch, fort worth and houston outskirts, florida I've seen a few good places, alabama, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kansas City Missouri.First I go on the web and find good deals.

A quick web search didn't turn up a direct link but it did turn up a web posting saying that you need a real estate license:http://www.allpropertymanagement.com/propertylaw/p...

However, in San Francisco, most mulitplex buildings are rent controlled and have a web of regulation surrounding evictions, rent increases and therefore limit how much value you can add by improving the building or running it better.What are some good value-add strategies to use within the city?

Or if he checked the mail and was sorting through it and found one with one or 2 unknown items in it, chances are he is going to open that one FIRST...before the magazines...before the bills, probably even before scholarship letters!

I'm designing a lead generating web site for the flipping and I'm obviously going to say I buy houses for cash, but I'm wondering about the wisdom of also mentioning that I could list the house for sale if that's what the seller needs to achieve their goals.I have legal and compliance questions about this that I'll discuss with my principal broker, but just from a marketing standpoint, what do you think?

I dont think so.Is there a web service that can do all the nitty-gritty tax and payroll stuff for me? 

This is not that complex - just call your agent & you can also look on the web & Craigslist.

I would take a look at buildium, or even a resident web portal to allow his tenants to pay online.