@Julie Doke: Industry specific software speaks to you and you can easily relate it to your day to day process.

@Tamika Davis One of the biggest advantages of most software on the market is to complete these tasks you mention (maintenance, leases, rent collection, etc). 

Nathan above gave some good software recommendations, any of which would probably work well.

Quote from @Ryan Konen: You are correct that comping software like Privy, Propwire, and Propstream primarily rely on public records for their data, such as county assessor records, MLS feeds, and sometimes 3rd party aggregators.

We use a loan servicing software that has a monthly subscription. 

Can anyone recommend software which would accept monthly payments (from me to seller) and create proper 1099 forms for tax purposes at year end? 

Does anyone have advice on best software to use if I can't access the MLS yet? 

I personally found this software a lifesaver.

Never used software.

If I have to manage the property by myself, I am curious which property management software (Hostaway, Guesty, Lodgify, PriceLabs, Hospitable) is better for sending check-in, checkout messages, and other automated messages.