I failed to pay attention probably because I was desperate to get the funding before the closing of the property.

Meaning the owner cares more and is more attentive!

I am only on two siteS: Airbnb and Zillow Rental Manager, and we've stayed rented.I think being flexible on your rental rate for midterm rentals and paying attention to MTR vacancy should be prioritized. 

If you see big numbers in a true metro area it generally means that property is going to require a bit more attention (D class)

If you paid attention to real estate in 2023, or actually invested, you'd notice the anticipated supply was less than forecasted simply because of the rate issue.

Don't throw away your snail mail and pay attention to the "promotions" tab in your Gmail, including the ads.Sometimes the best credit card signup bonuses are targeted (both paper mail and email) and will result in more bonus points than the offers you can find online.Also, if you have a Chase bank account but you don't have one or more of the foundational Chase cards (Freedom, Sapphire Reserve, etc.), walk into a branch and let them know you're looking to open a new card.Branches and bankers are obviously evaluated based on their ability to open new accounts, and they may be motivated to give you a special offer.For example when my wife got a Chase card she got double the sign-up bonus in-branch than what was being advertised online at the time.If they present you with just the commonly-available offers, let them know that you'll just open it online because it's easier and will result in the same bonus anyway.If it looks like you're going to walk away, the banker may be able to give you a better bonus in order to not lose credit for your account opening.Of course they may not have the authority to do so but it's worth a shot.

Many focus too much attention on marketing themselves, raising money from investors and squeezing management and then their strategy for finding deals is "waiting for brokers to send them good deals".

I would like to know more about them before I get started with my venture.My plan would be to find properties that need attention and repairs, fix them, and rent them out.

Think about it, with today's medical advances, living to be 100 years old is a real possibility.  

Bill Faeth does lots of email marketing, I would start paying attention to him.