Brandon Velikaneye I used to work at Loopnet and I can say that the listings on there are difficult to work with because you are getting national exposure and many people use it because they cannot sell in their local market.

Therefore I have personal exposure on my primary for up to two months. 

@Veronica Pollán - I would stick with HomeAway...they are owned by Expedia now and as hosts I believe we'll be reaping the benefits of that as we'll have exposure through the Expedia website channels.  

There is a lot of hype around this industry but it has the potential to address some market needs, namely an alternative to hard money lending and access to direct property investments at more modest exposure.

So with 1 transaction I can see where this broker probably just did not want to have the exposure that direct mail can cause..

@Tyler EttnerWhat you need is exposure to the business. 

Mildew will grow on homes with siding in Jax, depending on the amount(or lack of) sun exposure. 

Plus you'll get more exposure to managing tenants, and you can still do the FHA loan with a fourplex.

If you're "investing" and want to own the properties in your personal name to take advantage of fixed rate 30 year mortgages, than just get an umbrella policy to cover your additional exposure. 

I think the auction process like Williams & Williams, Auction.com etc has been a way for banks to try to get their properties the most exposure and on the open market instead of dumping blocks of them to investors for a large discount.