Rich information may be obtained from websites such as Realtor.com, Zillow, and local real estate blogs and forums.For out-of-state investors, investor-friendly agents are essential since they are knowledgeable about investment methods, have access to market data for the rental market, and can identify what qualities make a property a suitable investment.

I used these methods in combination to add a new account to track personal and business (non-rental) expenses from January 1 this year. 

Or have you satisfied this criteria using some other method?

I know financing a mobile home with typical methods (conventional, DSCR) can be tough or entirely infeasible so way to get creative!

Not saying one method is the best one for everyone.

All of the advice listed this full of knowledge and I will definitely try those methods as well.

I completely agree with @Bart Hedgcock, my .02 from personal experience with Phil:  My wife and I took his weekend "vip" training last year, and it's a very well done introduction to several strategies and methods for creative REI.

I would work with an investor-friendly agent who focuses on cold-outreach methods like cold-calling, cold-texting, etc to bring you off-market deals.

House hacking is the method I used to get started and scale my portfolio.

Super interested in the BRRRR method and wondering the first steps I should take.