I also at times wonder why do we need an agent to list the house when we have internet and everything/everyone is hyper connected.

Who can argue after all it's on the internet?

Someone who responds to an ad on the Internet is an unknown in terms of their character, even though they fill out an application and undergo a background check of some sort.In the past, I would get a discount on a month's rent if I renewed my lease by a certain date.

The local advantage.I think Denver is more of a gamble, banking on appreciating.

DISCLOSURE: Not legal advice given just the ramblings of some dolt on the internet.

Don't try to use some internet lender or a mortgage broker that doesn't specialize in VA loans. 

I will keep scouring the internet and my network for the right deal!

Gambling is another term for it.

Whatever channels are used to put him in touch with new investors need to be bombarded with complaints, the situation is bad enough without new people having access to his nasty operation internet pod casts and one or two BP pod casts.. to be fair BP does not vette their pod cast guests.. 

The assembly version , has a yearly "fee" , a mandatory registry, inspection mandates, a water tax(for cape cod) and, most ominously, a graduated tax rate applied to owners of multiple properties.Like your area, Cape Cod ,has been a thriving short term rental market long before the internet was a thing.