Had enough of corporate "life" by 2011 and left to make my own way and started (and continue to own and operate) a small software company with an awesome co-founder and a team of 9 now.Earlier this year my interest in real estate was reawakened, thanks in large part to the awesome Book on Rental Property Investing (highly recommend), and a desire to diversify my income.

If I can draw them does it have to be on some special software or simple hand and ruler drawing with measurements? 

You need to look into skip tracing software for leads that bounce back. 

I have repeatedly listened to/watched/taken notes on about about 13 hours of Chris Goff home study/webinar content/training on lease options, SLO, wholesaling, marketing, and seller financing that comes with his CRM/REI software and it has really helped me get organized in terms of steps from beginning to end of a deal, from lead generation, contacting the owner, seller screening, inspection/due diligence, offers, contracts (I have had mine to date reviewed by a local attorney here in MD and plan to continue to do so and have local counseling as I move along), affidavits, closings, and getting paid.

When it rains, it pours in this game of real estate!

Does your software  program take into account the loan constant?

@Gerald Demers If you use QuickBooks Accountant version - you can open the software twice and you will be able to view two files at one time.

I want to drive by each property to leave a flyer. however, this list has 1300 entries. can you reccomend a cheap/free route optimization software to order my list in the most efficient way possible?

We use the property management software called Buildium which has all the features you listed and much more all built specifically for Property management. 

I have walked the building a few times: At night time, During the rain, at peak time and on the week end.