Software is a common question on BiggerPockets.

We obviously handle the ones near us in-house, but hiring someone in another market to work one day a month is a bit of an odd task.My guess is that remote property management companies need to have a sort of Swiss-army-knife person in the area that can do many variable tasks for them and works on an hourly basis as there may not always be things to do, but I don't know that for a fact.How do remote/long-distance property management companies overcome the challenges of not being in the area?

Is there a calculator for that? 

Hi, sorry for a very late response.

So I am managing a condo for rent in Orlando remotely.

You are posting from College Station so you know our winters in texas are fairly short ( less usage) but either way I would compare cost of the heat pumps to regular furnace before deciding.

A lot of borrowers shop lenders for days to find the "lowest rates" just to find out 3 weeks later that the lender cannot perform on their promise.

I am currently going through the process of purchasing a 9-unit multifamily property.

I’m considering whether to pursue a 4 plex investment opportunity. 8+ cap but haven’t used the rental calculator yet

@Tanya Maslach try Padsplit.Only other option is to try to "bribe" a PMC to TRY it by offering to pay them more than their normal charges.Managing a Boarding House (room-by-room rental) is not as easy as owners think.