Quicken has a bad rap with investors because it advertises low rates and then has massive closing costs.

Now the agent advertises it as a "bank approved short sale".

How do you actually "qualify" those buyers you speak of because I have a property under contract, advertised it on CL last night, and now have multiple buyers asking for the address first thing?

Earnest, it really depends.How much do you have in time or funds to advertise.

@Joanna Golden Deductibility of expenses revolves around the "in-service" date, which is tax talk for when the property is in a livable condition and advertised for rent.Once the property is placed in service, operating expenses can be deducted in full, even if there isn’t any rental income just yet.

For the time being I plan on doing all the listing/advertising, data collection/analytics (excel), and payment collection myself (paypal/venmo) until I have enough properties that using a service like Cozy or Avail becomes cost and time effective.

It was built 10 years so I wouldn't think anything major would have to be done to bring it up to code.I'll probably start reaching out to other ALF's and advertising it for lease to see what happens. 

What is an advertising "Bot"?

Would this "advertising-like" behavior be in some sort of violation of some Law somewhere? 

Ask how it's being advertised and look online to see if you can find the ads.