Oh- And I have a Microsoft surface so I literally wrote on my computer screen using a stylus on that sheet- so it is literally my handwriting.

Most typical analyses focus on trying to evaluate a potential deals, but if you want to evaluate a deal that has been on-going, compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a common metric.When I worked for Microsoft and some other big companies, we used analysis techniques that were in some ways much more complicated than what you'll see in a typical real estate analysis, but in other ways much more simple (sensitivity to inputs is important for complex deal analysis).

I'm still working on my systems so I don't have any files or procedures to share but I can tell you that most of my business is run through Microsoft and Google products.

My excel spreadsheet had a lot of hyperlinks to other Microsoft files (including email) so I wanted something that could handle that.

(Just trying to keep the thread on track as I too am interested in this area).Kamal, some tools you may want to look at (that I've analyzed but have NOT really used extensively) is Zoho crm (there's even a pretty popular RE Investor who sells a version of Zoho crm, just for RE investors - I haven't used it however), Freedomsoft (some Investors curse it while others swear by it) and Microsoft Project Online (as part of the MS Office 365 Suite).

Here is a guide form Microsoft on how to do this...

Use Microsoft Word and Excel to do a "Mail Merge".

If you have the time, you can do comps with Microsoft Excel, or Access.

Most programs I've come across are either web based or use Microsoft excel.

Now, as Alex said above, when you're starting your business from scratch with no money, you may have to do the lower-cost tasks yourself (even Bill Gates started Microsoft as the sole employee, doing all the sales and code development himself).