We have Buildertrend, Quickbooks and have also used excel spreadsheets and basecamp.BT is expensive and takes time to learn it.

Yes, fortress door is an excellent description of the security that door looks to provide.

I am sensing that my property manager is not doing the excellent there.  

I recommend selecting a location that best meets the following criteria.Appreciation - The number one criteria in location selection is appreciation.

@Colin Smith that is some excellent insight into the market there. do you believe off market opportunities are abundant enough?

So if you are a long term buy and hold and looking for cash flow; the property I would select would be the one that produced the most net operating income.  

Hello BiggerPockets,Do any of you folks use census data like demographics, income, population , education etc in selecting a property or do you think it’s an overkill.Given 2020 census data will be accessible soon curious to see how the community is using it. 

Once you have selected your market you will want to set up an entity to own your properties in such as an LLC.

Hello Diogenes,Excellent questions.

Both offer a free pro forma development in excel that be edited/customized.