I live about 30 minutes outside of Knoxville in a used-to-be small town that is booming and shows no sign of slowing down.

On this forum search screening,  deposits, utilities.

Most people see some kind of cost of living raise, and by increasing slow and steady, the rent increases likely correspond well with the rate at which their income is rising.

She is telling me that it is a slow market.

I've been searching for same thing. 

A few good deals are often all it takes for them to see you as a reliable source.When you’re consistently getting solid deals, you won’t even need to search for cash buyers—they’ll come looking for you!

To find the right real estate investor group, search for meetup platforms, REIA (Real Estate Investor Association) groups, local brokerages, and LinkedIn events.

I recently paid Zillow $30 to keep my add nearer to the top of the search.

I kept looking further and further out to find an affordable place where the commute to the city was an hour +.Out of frustration one day I expanded my search to include Hudson County NJ and found that there were great neighborhoods with multi family buildings perfect for house hacking.

After no luck with the realtor after 8 months of the same thing over and over again - I lost a bit of motivation and just stopped searching Zillow for hours a day.