So I reached out to a local broker that I was referred to by the HOA, and they knew exactly what I needed and quickly had a quote in front of me that was a fraction of what my mainland broker could get.

(and she stopped referring to him as her buyer) 

I have been an entrepreneur since 2004 in the marketing, social media and website development field.

We, as a company, rately post on the MLS, since we get enough traction with the other web sites and really dont need other agents to bring potential tenants to us. 

My best friend told me about the piling experts and I checked their website  pilingexperts.com.au and I am fully satisfied with their work.

What are some online websites/ software platforms for RE portfolio managing?

Are there estimates or websites I could use to get a more accurate and comprehensive analysis?

Do you have their website?

I would focus on repairing your credit. see a specialist (faster) or open credit cards little by little and pay them off each month. im not saying increase your spending, just saying instead of buying that tank of gas in cash use a cc and immediately pay it off. while your credit is repairing, start banking cash. build a budget and stick to it. 80K a year is good money, make it a goal of yours to retain as much of it as possible i.e. don't eat out, don't go to the local pub, drive a modest paid off car etc. once your credit is up and savings is up, use the 80k a year plus savings to get leverage. then use that leverage to buy your properties. if your looking for a get rich quick scheme, id advise u skip over RE. don't get me wrong, you can make money fast by flipping homes but you didn't mention having experience in that area so I assume you don't. another option if your really in a hurry is to find a partner with experience and cash, and see if you can buy into one of his/hers deals. you would have to market yourself for this and see what type of skills they may need that you have. maybe you can buy in and use your web development skills to beef up and/or maintain your partners website saving them money on outsourcing. that might be your ticket into a partnership. since you mentioned your helping your friend, maybe you can partner with him?

Secondly, depending on your state laws (and left coast consumer laws won't help you)  the old "hold a QCD to avoid having to foreclose" usually won't stand up in court.....referred to as "circumventing foreclosure laws".I'm sure your market there is competitive, so the worst he'd probably do at foreclosure is the property sells for $600-$700k and he walks with $400-$500k cash.....probably much better than you'll do for him.