Just sit back relax and watch the money come in...You do not need to pay ANYONE for SEO, PPC, any kind of marketing.

If this house is worth $130k to $150k and only needs $5k in repairs, why would this seller not put it on the MLS for $100k and watch 30 offers come in?

Whether it's watching YouTube vids, podcasts, books, blogs, or just talking to anybody about REAL ESTATEWell, on September 6th, I bought my 1st property and it happens to be a 4-plex MFR which I acquired at the trustee sale at the Pinal County Courthouse.

(I live in upstate SC)I know I'm going to have to be comfortable trusting a property manager for aNY project for it to be scalable, but  the prospects of having one of the tenants in a turnaround park watch over an entire asset while I'm away seems nuts, at least in my brain.

It is surprising what you can gain by watching people.

I watched the review on rentulations and it looked pretty convenient, but was wondering if anyone used any of the programs available.

You could park that money in the stock market and live off the dividends of 80K a year using the 4% rule, and watch your investment grow in value while you live off the dividends, never touching the principle.

The advice that @Joel Owens is correct, partner up with a developer, and learn while watching them develop the project. 

Watch all the old webinars.

I put a link for the video in all of my ads and tell people watch the video for a tour of the home, feel free to go by the home and look around, look in the windows etc.Before I do ANY physical showing, the applicant must pass my first phase screening process.