He had a Facebook profile and a Linked in page as well as a web site.  

I don't think they all come from web searches or SEO.   

Aside from hanging your hat (license) with a brokerage, all you need is a laptop ($300 at Walmart), cell phone w/ hotspot, $100 per mo, some business cards (not required), a CRM (the one in your phone works fine when coupled with a task list - both free usually), maybe a web site domain @ $12 from Google, and a simple one-page site as a sales sheet.

I know there are lots of web based tools, but those are pretty hard wired. 

It’s free, has a web and iOS App interfaces, but besides that I like it’s simple yet detailed interface.

1. you're right in the new ones from developers don't produce any cashflow. you might want to look at the secondary market to get better yields as the properties are already built and can cashflow right away. also easier to see comparable rents in the same development. check bank repos, distressed sellers and the like. you might also want to get a parking slot for added income as they can be leased out separately. it's also quite difficult to sell without one should you decide down the road. developers usually have an in-house leasing team to handle property management which we use for some of our properties.  

To qualify, an investment club:must not make, nor propose to make, a public offering of its securities; andmust not have more than 100 members.A public web site or other public communication that could be viewed as suggesting that a club is looking for new members might be considered a public offering.

Try one of these two web-links: https://www.countyrecordsresea...http://www.retran.net/I have no affiliation with either company..

unfortunately what is on the web, once it is there it is there forever.

For that matter, Sears actually has an excellent web site for appliances.