But when you calculate the rate OVER TIME you identify the reasons for the spikes and the declines and make an educated guess on the future.I PREDICTED on the WEB the recovery in California when EVERYONE was posting about 15-20 years to recovery.

I am RE Broker and have an idea of creation web site which will help meet potential sellers and buyers, give tools to research properties.

Not 1 but 3-6 for rent sign works wonders, specially if when they call you can direct them to a web site, virtual tour, etc.

Don, a note secured by a 1st position mortgage / deed of trust is not considered a security, so if the web site only does such notes, they may be subject to other types of regulations but probably not securities regulations.I do agree with your larger point that the securities regulations in the U.S. are ridiculous and are causing us to lose market share.I think money360, based on the discussions earlier in this thread, is a very interesting idea if executed well.

I also live out of state from my properties but coordinate closely with a single on-site maintenance person,  so I am predominately looking for the web/cloud based services that we can both log into and interact with, and not a quickbooks style solution.

I can see exactly what was changed for each edit and revert the change if I want.When I search for an entry, it shows me results as I type (kind of - it's a web interface, so there is a delay, but it's fine)I can attach files to entries in Podio, such as pictures of the property, contractor bids, rehab analysis, or whatever.The Podio database is in the cloud, so both my partner and I can access it from any web browser and also from a mobile phone App.There is some task creation functionality, which looks like it might be cool (similar to ZoHo), but I haven't used it yet.Their forums have a lot of information.It's free if you only have a few users (I think 5 or less)Negatives:It's a little tough to figure out what's going on initially.  

My job is to get the phone ringing, i market, I send the letters, postcards, web marketing, and his job is to take all the calls, from the 1st convo to the closing table.

Of course, setting it up required some technical work, which I didn't mind because I was a software engineer with experience in web development.When we sold the house, I packaged up the database and gave it to the new buyers.

It sits within Gmail (which I find to be convenient than having two separate web pages open), it searches the internet for online profiles of people I connect with (which sometimes helps me better get to know the person I'm talking to), and I have found it to be more intuitive than the bit I played around with Salesforce, Zoho, and Hubspot CRM. 

I don't mind, it helps me learn the cities/areas too :) Just send me a message or find me on the web (I'm a real estate agent.)