Although I am not sure how to enforce this one, there should be active, on-going communication from the the borrower to the lender .... as one would expect from a GP/Operator to the LPs in a private equity syndication. 

One of the lease for a rental is about to expire and would like to change from single family to rent by the room and try, to market for regular leasing we normally go to Zillow and advertise for free, but for rent by the room not sure which of all the sites out there will be the best option(s), some of them are for free, majority pay a monthly or anual subscription ($99 to $200).Do you have any guidance on which to select?

You should know how you can contest your assessed value, especially if you are buying the property for below current assessment.You should understand if there are any tax abatements available today or in the future.There are real estate tax consultants in basically all major markets, or your real estate agent can likely help with some basic questions, as well.

My goal is to build an active group of investors who are eager to collaborate, share ideas, and work together.

Not to hijack the thread, but I'm also curious... to those that have had success in this area, are you the ones actively answering the calls / emails from these mailers, or do you have a team in place to respond to the leads?

Night Before the Exam dot com is a good state study test if they have it for your state.To be clear though, the majority of what you learn in the class is not used by residential real estate agents in practice.

Recently a prominent marketer of Cleveland rental properties and property management services named Bob Prisco was exposed for being less than honest in his business dealings and posting activity here on BiggerPockets.

Thus, I am interested in suburban space near major cities, not the downtown inventory that is trading for pennies on the dollar, but often involve massive office complexes that will have huge holding costs until they get leased up. 

it really is a major pain in the butt.....at least that's my experience.  

Looking forward to being an active part of this community and learning from all of you!