I've heard Stessa and Buildium for the most part but find it's actually very difficult to use for the average small scale landlord (I have 7 doors)The cost of Buildium I think is way too high for the small scale self managed landlord like myself. 7 units comes to $55/monthAs for Stella, the UI isnt the greatest and probably tailored for more property management companies, and the accounting features are rather lacking for Canadian tax laws.

i think a lot of this is my confidence in this shaky market. 

Hey Jean, no hard rule to this but with properties I've sold, I always think it's best to communicate with your tenants to get ahead of any potential issues.1) Potential buyers will likely need to walk the property, so you'll have to schedule with your tenants.2) They might see the house on Zillow, Redfin etc and think "Am I going to get kicked out?

Just thinking in broad terms and comparing to Davidson, I'm not so sure you would net that amount. 

You can list your property at the local Housing Authority and I think some have an online database of rentals, but we've never used that. 

I’m passionate about real estate investing (i think) and interested in saving up for my first short term rental property. 

I am weeks away from gaining some capital that i think can get me started in my REI journey.

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I think the tough part about targeting the film industry directly is that in order to consistently pull them you will probably need to get in touch with someone in that industry and pitch it to them.

I have been on the sidelines for years and finally I think I have the opportunity to get in the game.