@Brent Coombs thanks yes I was generally speaking if a partnership was a good idea 

As far as which are best, there are tiers of software based on price, quality, and available features, but truly the best real estate software will be one that is tailored to your business, and that you'll actually use.

When in doubt speak with your CPA.Best of luck. 

The full savings you speak of happens in year 30. 

The quality in data is most important. 

@Jeff Betschart, I'd be happy to speak with you about your LLC setup/transfer of rental property to an LLC. 

Anywhere convention where the focus is on quantity and not quality is a waste of time. 

You could try speaking with neighbors to find out what the story is.

It is a book based on research that he and his team performed to let only data speak and not their personal views.So in the first three chapters, some big things stuck out to me.1.

Start with a neighborhood or zip code to focus on, check with realtors on where other investors are lookingTax delinquent propertiesLocal assessor to get contact info - see description belowMay be best to just get a plot of landMortgage delinquent propertiesLocal County Court - ask for “Notices of Default”County Recorder - http://www.netronline.com/ search via zip code for foreclosuresContact Lenders - ask to speak with who handles foreclosures3.Go through a wholesaler******* This could potentially save you massive amounts of time and headache1.