QuickBooks also has a decent mileage tracking system if you are on the Advanced subscription. 

Even if you’re focused on Florida, the systems you build for acquisitions, rehabs, and tenant management are key.

If the core systems are solid, I’d lean toward sticking with option #1 and keeping the project within budget.

For example, in NJ we are basically pure ad valorem system, w/o homestead. 

Since it is a lottery based system, and whoever applies must follow certain first time buyer requirements, it actually helps the people that need it the most while also controlling the buyer demand (luck of the draw). 

We’re seeing a lot of small-scale investors move into commercial properties this year for diversification, and I’d love to hear what systems have helped you manage tenants efficiently in multi-use spaces.

If there’s one thing I wish someone drilled into me when I was starting out, it’s this:Whoever responds fastest… wins.Almost every time.I didn’t learn that from a study.I learned it from losing deals I should’ve had.I’d call a seller back a few hours later and hear:“Sorry, someone else already came by and we signed with them.”That one hurts.Later on, after tightening up my system, the numbers backed up what I experienced:78% of sellers go with the first person who responds. 

It’s about efficiency, solid partnerships, and building systems that can handle growth.

@Miles Lerner I think that a simple messaging system in the app would suffice 

Doing proper research — looking at the chain of title and checking the NY court system — gives you an edge most first-time buyers don’t have.I actually maintain a Brooklyn Pre-Foreclosure dataset (updated Oct 2025) that pulls verified filings straight from the New York State Unified Court System, showing dates of default, mortgage balances, and more.