I am a 25 year Real Estate agent in SoCal (mostly residential however venturing more into commercial; and getting back into investing in other states as well, which will be my next post) I have tried quite a few lead services and while some may do better in other areas of the country , most seem to a flop in this area, of those tried HouseJet, Reaology, USHud and Realty Bargains( Realty Bargains was the best however they kept sending me mostly investors who's matrix would not pencil in the areas I serve)  I am doing my best to figure out social marketing, my views/impressions are good however that has not turned into transactions as of yet; So I am on the hunt for a 3rd party lead co with quality Seller leads.

I'm assuming this mostly depends on the quality of the GC and his communication skills etc. 

And the quality of living is very high. 

Factors driving this growth include economic opportunities, a high quality of life, affordable living, and reputable educational institutions.

Most of the highest quality west coast doug fir still goes to Japan and China then Korea.. ( that is privately owned ) Federal or state logs cannot be exported..

Would love advice from those with experience on how/where to better market my home to get quality tenants in place quickly. 

They argue that their renovation is top notch, so the price is justified, which may or may not be true, but but generally the high quality of the renovation does not pay sufficient dividends in the form of increased rent, so the price to rent ratio just isn't there.They typically advertise a 9% to 13% cash on cash return, but be careful, this is their "first year projection" and in their first year they do some things that I find a it deceptive, such as not accounting for vacancy because they place a tenant prior to closing, and they budget essentially nothing for repairs or cap ex since it is renovated and they offer a warranty. 

I did pay him $30,000 after a week of work and understand that I owe him more, regardless of how poor the quality of his work was.

You can mitigate by splitting sales over two years (which is what I did, end of 2021 and beginning of 2022, both great times to sell btw ;) Then I paid off all my debt on my keeper properties, thus maximizing rental income with fewer and better quality properties remaining in my portfolio.

Look at crime, unemployment, net migration, job growth, school rankings, tax burden, quality of life, and other factors.