Robert Adams - To date my marketing has consisted of Website, email campaign, google Adwords (but not that long, it got pricey quick), twitter, FB and networking at a few chamber events.

This is a small retirement town and the chamber of commerce keeps it that way.

Join a local nonprofit board, join the chamber, and network outside of the typical real estate space.

We are meeting at the chamber of commerce this Thursday 9am-10am.Best wishes!

Originally posted by @Jason Chambers: hey BiggerPockets this is Jason I'm a newbie just trying to find great deals in my area of Southwest Florida and definitely find meetups in the surrounding areas of St Pete Tampa Sarasota North Port Port Charlotte Punta Gorda I want to do a house hack looking for it a 4-Plex 3 Plex or duplex like I said before I'm just starting out don't have a lot of money to invest or to renovate I'm interested in some suggestions Have you looked at the events section?

You can get a lot of data from a local Chamber of Commerce but the most important statistics you need are in the MLS.

@Tony StancatoYou should be able to get actuals on taxes, insurance, utilities, with a few phone calls (or on the internet) and you can also get area vacancy rates from the local chamber of commerce. 

Not just SEO, Google Ads, etc but getting your site managers out into the community meeting apartment leasing agents, moving companies, Chambers, etc. 

Join the local Chamber Of Commerce or go to thier sight they have local statistics.

Especially with the Internet and equipped with my trusty BlackBerry (actually, T-mobile MDA now) I'm better connected than most landlords down the street.Most problems can be solved by phone, email, and UPS.In terms of the investing part, I plan a 1-2 week road trip periodically, to spend time in 2-3 cities, meet with the chamber of commerce, talk with local business people and everyone around town, and meet with one or two good realtors.