I furnish about 80% of my properties off of facebook market place and places like that. 

Agent and leasing experience can help with negotiation skills, market knowledge, and tenant screening.

The conversation covers issues like the impact on property values, tenant rights, and the broader effects on the real estate market. 

Cleveland is a great market, but hopefully my warning here will help you avoid the headaches I endured.

Look at their marketing strategy.

With a HELOC being around 9% I'd probably be paying more in interest than the money would make in the stock market.

The markets have changed quickly, and what worked 5 years ago may differ significantly from what will drive success today.

I hear there's a recent case in Federal Court where an investor was found NOT GUILTY of violating anti spam laws because his text was asking to BUY a property, which isn't sales (which is what marketing is). 

For now, I'm mostly focused on identifying the right markets.

We scan and analyze every new listing in an investor's target markets and send an email alert of high-potential properties based on their custom criteria.