The real differences are in pricing models, customer support, and how easy the features are to use.Well-established options mentioned for over a decade on BP:Appfolio (2004): Now focused mainly on large property managers.Rentec Direct (2007): Supports both landlords and property managers.RealPage (Propertyware & Buildium): Buildium has been popular with independent landlords.Low-cost and newer options: RentRedi, Stessa, Avail, Innago, Apartments.com (formerly Cozy), Rentvine and TenantCloud.Almost all platforms offer the core features you need.

He is the founder of Vanderburgh Sober Living and The Vanderburgh Foundation, who spent over a decade building a platform that empowers independent owner-operators to open and manage structured sober living homes across eight states.Best of luck with your property, and hopefully this points you in the right direction! 

Quote from @Travis Mize: I have owned a flooring store in DFW for the last 7 years, and I've worked with both retail customers and investors.

A 40–50% markup on custom cabinets or flooring is common, but it works best when buyers see it as part of a turnkey, hassle-free package versus feeling “nickel-and-dimed.” • Financing Strategy: Many builders leverage short-term capital (bridge or hard money) to cover land acquisition and construction draws, then refinance into long-term take-out loans once homes are sold or stabilized.

Look for competitors who you can "cut off" from the customers.4. 

I have been a long term Amica insurance customer and they insure my many properties. 

I know the Appfolio sales team, as well as Juniper Square, and all the other investor portals try to talk up how they are a CRM, but they simply are not.Salesforce is your most powerful CRM, and likely overkill for 99% of situationsHubspot is a great option, and depending on contact list size is fairly affordableGoHighLevel is another one that is becoming more popular, but I have never used directly.There are a ton out there, and I am biased to Hubspot, because it is the one I have the most experience with, but the general contact record tracking, customization, ability to build dashboards, etc are all great in Hubspot and adequate to track contacts that may fall into various buckets: i.e. you can build your broker lists, your investor lists, your tenant lists, track your calls to each, setup up custom email campaigns for each separately, etc.

We're talking billions of lost commissions due to just nothaving systems in place.It is a Customer Relationship Manager for a reason.

I started advertising, improved security, invested in better lighting, added automation, and implementing technology which made doing business easier for the customer.

https://www.therealestatecpa.com/podcasts/short-term-rental-strategies-gauging-average-customer-use/to summarize: 1.