By changing any of those, you then are required to update the code for the room, which would most likely add to your list the requirement to add a smoke detector, which may not already be present in the room if it is not a new home.Now, that is the RIGHT way to do the conversion. 

We then brought in another contractor and we ended up being about 30k under budget on top of his 10k contractor fee.

Then driveways look super rough, so sealing them is likely out.  

It depends on the number of Units, Residential or Commercial, Apartment Complex or mix of Single Family and Multifamily.Under 25 unit  - Tenant Cloud, RentechUnder 100 - Then Doorloop/Buildium.100+ - AppFolio, Yardi, Rent Manager.Apartment Management : Yardi seems to be wildly usedSingle Family ( Mixed ) - AppFolio seems to be popularRent manager has a good customer support team.

We live in Phoenix and every time the ac unit goes out (every 3-4 years) it takes them at least a week, but usually 2 to have someone come out, look at the unit, then complete paperwork and requests to get a new compressor or parts.I am dealing with this right now in my personal home, and am hunting for my first investment property right now.

We wanted to pay the actual owner direcly and NOT have to make payments to them and then hope they make their land contrat payment.

Tell me how efficiently your deals generate returns, and then I'll be impressed. 2.

We tried doing one of those flat fee letters and then put it on the credit report services, it's been a year and no contact from x-tenant.

XXXXXXXXXXX, in book, page, of the Official Records of the County of Los Angeles County, State of California;WHEREAS, the Trustee does hereby reconvey, without warranty, to the person or persons legally entitled thereto, the estate now held by the Trustee under said Deed of Trust.Dated 1/17/2013Trustee: ReconTrust CompanyBy: Maria Fregin, Assistant Vice PresidentState of Arizona, County of Maricopa.....and then below all that, it is notarized.

If they are not included then you owe them.