It was the mentality of keeping up with the joneses of trying to hang with my competitors in the area, and feeling like they are buying houses every week I have to be doing that too- wrong you do not.

For example, RealtyShares did not really swallow up a viable competitor with Aquire Real Estate (they paid nothing for a company that essentially had closed up shop).

I had it at an attractive rent (but not silly low), and got a good tenant in 3 weeks, while my competitors are still languishing on the market. 

I have seen a lot of the signs up for All Pro and am glad you have tried them and also a competitor that I have not seen signs for. 

I use CoStar, which is pretty pricey, but also verify the rents with actual phone calls to competitors (through my underwriters) before submitting an offer.

@Muriel E Johnson The lists you're buying are the same ones your competitors are buying.

Crowdfunding sites can be a great resource for researching competitor offerings.All the best!

You don't want to have a million competitors around but you also don't want to be the only rental in the area. 

I now have two primary lenders I work with on all of my deals, they're both aware they always have at least one other competitor, but not 10. 

Hey @Dave Crussel BP does not allow us to post links to competitors like Meet up.