Unfortunately, the town the listing is in the rules prohibit the display of "for sale signs" and "open house signs" therefore, I am only relying on the MLS to setup open houses / broker open houses, as well as using other marketing websites, word of mouth and door -to- door promotions by making "just listed flyers" and going into the neighborhood to promote the listing and even social media.

You just have to listen with open ears and closed mouth (  which is very hard for me I talk a lot )As for the international  investors we were connected in a few markets with partners ( still are ).

Now I'm listening with my ears not my mouth.

I see it more as a working GC, he is able to do the highly skilled work and punch outs when we need and then oversee and teach my less skilled guys who will hopefully pick up some skill.Question 3I currently am able to find all of my deals with minimal advertising using only realtors, sheriff sales, Facebook, and word of mouth.

advertise, network and (most important) word of mouth.

Most agencies have a Customer Service (Self Help) Function that will give you "straight from the horse's mouth" answers (or at least what the answer is today. 

my guess is your leads will come through MLS, Zillow, networking/word of mouth via other brokers or investors, or random leads. 

So we are happier with the 2nd buy although the first 2 are in a better and closer town. 

But I had to put my foot in my mouth several times and have sounded dumb many times... but the more I do it, the better I feel about what I have to offer. 

Hard money is cheaper for many deals than having another mouth to feed; albeit more risky in many cases too.I think you'd need to list out the specifics of a given deal for someone to comment intelligently.