The challenge is figuring out which ones work for your targets.These days you can get an MLS listing with minimal (read none) service which is still the 800 pound gorilla for retail real estate when selling or leasing.

But learn from this experience, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Pound it as much as you can, grab all opportunities.

Should I just pound down these notes $10,000 per month?

I won't be able to do a lot of footwork in the beginning so what are the best ways to get started without having to "pound the pavement?

I could probably pound the note down below $429,000 pretty quickly, but don't want to be saddled with a higher rate for 30 years and would also like to avoid paying an additional $3,000 or whatever it is to refinance again later.

Just do your research and keep pounding the mouse and pavement for deals.

@Jerel Ehlert  Looks like after all that chest pounding the answer to the question of whether or not you own actually own residential rental properties, which is all I asked, is in fact, "no".

If you have a difficult tenant that is not happy you can either tell them you will let them out of their lease after the work is completed or simply tell them to pound salt.

I decided that I want to use this method as it doesn't take me away from my family to "pound pavement" (which in my neck of the woods could get you shot) and is not going to cost me money like direct mail marketing does.