You are correct I am utilizing my journey as an educational tool for others.

These syndication educators teach you underwriting, give you lists of brokers, recommend you increase your social media visibility and are provided techniques and tools to raise capital.

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

.--- Tactic 3: Empowering Agents: Corcoran built a strong team, providing them with the tools and support needed to excel, which in turn grew her business.These investors show that success in real estate often comes from a mix of strategic purchasing, market specialization, strong branding, and building robust teams. 

For cold calling, I really like Mojo Dialer for larger lists, very easy to use and has great tools to managing being tagged as spam.

Is this a popularity contest to you all?

Columbus, OH is a very popular city to invest in.

If they won't clean it up, talk to the City and see if they have any tools that may help.

Is there any online services/tools where I can do the above DIY?

This will allow you to run specific underwriting and projection tools to better assess each option.Remember, owning a property with a pool comes with added expenses, such as heating, emergency and routine maintenance, and higher insurance costs.