Do you mainly rely on driving for dollars, online platforms, or networking with other investors? 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Joe These days a lot of local governments have the records online.

Why would someone with years of experience hop onto an online forum just to mess with you?

Haven’t heard of this company but most of these companies prey on people who dont spend a few minutes to search online.

I came across an online course professing that you don’t need to visit or live near the properties you manage.

Assuming tenants can place their maintanence request online, is that through your property management software (e.g.

We have a PM and communicate wiht them. when we did not have one long ago we did not have any app or anything. we had them pay online or mail a check and put $ in quickbooks and if there was an issue they would call or email us.

Also, consider connecting with local real estate meet-ups or online communities like this one!

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.