I received a request to tour via email from Zillow Rental Manager (ZRM).

Keep your emails to all applicants showing that you communicated the same criteria to everyone up to a certain date and then changed it after a specific date.

Let's exchange email address and I will send you a list of available Properties

or is email sufficient?

Am I allowed to use a private investigator to do a background check on potential tenants, WITHOUT letting the potential tenant know?

You can avoid alot of issues by sending out an email for example if you have a materials delivered and the guy is temporarily blocking the driveway or taking up a space.

Never put an investor on a mailing list where they receive daily emails with every property that's listed within certain price points or zip codes2.

I also had more confidence, more resources in terms of private lenders who were willing to lend to me because I now had a track record, and good contractors.By running my own marketing, I had access to a lot more opportunities and was able to start supplementing the cost of my acquisitions through wholesaling and the occassional flip which in turn expanded my network.

Only “off” thing that happened was an email to our insurance rep asking to be placed as the first and only mortgagee - which I caught and they quickly apologized for and corrected.

You will get a lot of different answers here.Feel free to email me.