I would never let a client purchase in certain areas of my local market....

Look to buy off market.

The seller can supply everything they used to market, pictures, ad copy, etc., but they cannot sell their AirBnB account to another person.

I'm looking to pickup some multifamily real estate but the barrier to entry is crazy in my local market.

Hi Anthony-You asked about the best ways to find off-market deals for your in-laws to buy and move into and you are focussed on the Santa Barbara, CA area which I have been to and it is gorgeous.It kind of reminds me of an Ann Arbor on the ocean. :)Anyway, I like your strategy of driving and looking for houses in need of repair and sending handwritten letters and contacting rentals for the reasons you gave.

The investor gets a monthly check for their % of each monthly mortgage payment.We are transitioning to a software service that will automate the mundane work. 

But even if you’re not using Baselane, any tool that integrates with your bank and helps automate categorization can drastically reduce year-end headaches.

All of this depends on your market having demand, of course. 

I market on Craiglist, Zillow, FB and Apts.com and get great leads from each in my market.

I'm extremely new when it come to real estate. I'm a second year accounting student in Ottawa ON and I have been looking into sales on assignment as a way to real way to get into the felid of real estate. I don't have...