So we informed them unless they wanted to pay us a monthly fee, it didn't make sense for us to monitor it for free.

We have used various software programs for our real estate investments but I am looking for others input.

There are tons of softwares for self managers. 

One of the main things I am interested in is their expense tracking and the ability to take pictures of receipts And I am wondering if there any other management software's available that do similar thingsExpense tracking with cosy.com versus zillow, Avail, and others I am wondering if any of the other software give the same expense reports at the end of the year for tax purposes

@Trace Wilson As someone who was living in NYC - there are a bunch of people here that are looking for people who are boots on the ground in an area where they actually have money to invest.I would monitor the forums here and set up some time to talk.

These are common security items that most STR owners use to monitor/manage their properties remotely.

We subscribe to software which can provide unbiased occupancy and revenue data on any properties you might be curious about.

What, if any, auxiliary software should we have to help run this? 

I was managing 100-150 SFR at one time by myself before software (all collections information was on a yellow pad)!

Hello - I'm managing a short term rental property and my property insurance policy is requiring burglar alarm monitoring.