Some popular areas to look into are those with strong rental demand, relatively low property costs, and the potential for future appreciation.

And some markets are going to be a lot more popular for the average BP member ( which to me is heavily slanted to starting out) At least from the post we see.  

Sounds like the velocity banking stuff that was popular for a while.

I have noticed that it has become a little more difficult to Find FSBO's and such on these popular FREE sites, however,a) Is anyone still using them?

I would check with Dennis Kahn at Homestead Mortgage or another popular mortgage broker here, Zach Starnes or there are several other lenders that can re-fi off appraised value much sooner than 1 yr.

Just not as popular as folks think

Cities like Memphis and Columbus often have more affordable properties and good cash flow opportunities, making them popular choices for investors.

Fire pit with string lights is very popular.

One land speculation I bought 4 acres in sonoma County CA ( wine country) in 96 for 27k it was unbuildable at the time ( could not get a septic system on it) Well city grew to us The Graton Casino comes in right across the street and we sold a few years ago for over 2 mil to a land assemblage investment company.

I think some hosts would account for the cost of purchasing good quality bottled water as well, which is why the Brita water pitcher is popular.