While we would like to cashflow at some point, we recognize that is likely downstream.

Infact, it's advertised online with the Realtor.com site showing all the amenities of my apartment, the electrical, the plumbing, the windows, the door, the shower and toilet and even the kitchen sink so obviously it must be legal because I can't see an agent of his caliper risking his career and livelyhood for undisclosed info.

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

That brings me to the most important piece, I have formal written qualifications well before you ever advertise the space.

Utilize Listing Syndication: With TenantCloud, you can advertise your units across 20+ ILS like Rent.com, RealtyStore.com, Redfin, Rentals.com, Oodle, Apartment Guide, RentalSource, Rentalads.com, and Zumper.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

But, the real challenge and skill, is in recognizing future opportunity today, or creating it with value-add opportunities.

As far as screening tenants for a long term rental, what about having a Property Management company do the advertising and screening of tenants?

I looked at land and on same street there are rentals renting for 200 less than people being advertised higher I'm like wow people are going to be taken advantage of. that was in October I'm sure it's even worse now 

The duplex was vacant when we bought it so I’ll be advertising for a tenant soon.