.--- 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. 

The power of REI in todays market is delayed gratification  combines with the tax benefits the following year. 

Public sentiment is powerful and negativity certainly garners more likes, clicks and ad revenue that positive stores.

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.

Have you looked at AirDna or another STR data tool to obtain expected ADR?

Consider working with a lender to get pre-approved for financing, as that will give you an idea of your buying power.

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

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.

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

Shortly after they were off to the races (the power of the first deal).