Is anyone monetizing security deposit "loans"?

The recipe for most websites is provide a ton of free value to build up the user base and then monetize it.

I guess I take a pragmatic view - if I send out $10k-$15k worth of marketing each year looking for rehab deals, and get calls on properties that for whatever reason I don't want to rehab but are decent deals for someone else, why shouldn't I monetize them??

We have one company where that's all we do.It makes total sense to monetize these leads.

Gotta be a way for you to convert and monetize those leads in some way. 

I think Josh's purpose for this thread was to find ways to make the Pro area better for everyone, not to brainstorm ideas to further monetize the site.

Iv'e put a ton of research into wholesaling this market, and have a decent amount of monet or marketing.

In the end, unless you have staff and assistance you will never implement all of them in an effective manner so that you can monetize the strategy.One of the biggest problems that I had when starting out was that I was chasing too many "rabbits".

Rather than limit the number of potential renters, why not find a way to monetize that an increase your occupancy and your return on investment?

Here are the rental projections:Rent: $1,200/moTaxes: $1,600Insurance: $625Maintenance & Capex: $1,500Vacancy: $720Yearly Expenses: $4,445Debt service: $625/mo Net Income: $2,455Cost basis: $5,200Cash on cash return: 47%