I haven't tried it yet - but I would think a fast thunderbolt drive would be plenty of bandwidth to run a VM off of (If anyone would care to test and share I would appreciate that)
Anyway - Try Wine as it is free - but according to crossover listpro is gold compatible.
Compatibility - ListPro 5.0 - CodeWeavers
Codeweavers does have a free trial so you can see if it meets your needs before you pay. They tend to have more programs working well than wine does.