I also ask the prospects to let their employers/landlord know I will be calling. 

I'm fairly new to investing and looking to wholesale at first, then develop a portfolio of rental properties in apartments, SFH or both.

Hopefully it'll be lower, but that where's my urban developers in a few other markets are seeing their numbers come in.

Not only will it possibly save you a little money, you'll develop skills and figure out the nuances of real estate investing that you can't learn from a computer.Out of curiosity, what type of properties are you looking to add to your portfolio?

Building a single small unit is the most expensive residential development..Here is a list of why adding a single ADU in dingle family zoned areas in my CA market is typically a poor RE investment:1) The value added by the ADU addition is often significantly less than the cost of adding the ADU.

The macroeconomics are on fire here - population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

I find that it's almost a one stop shop in that I can use it for my business checking and savings accounts, bookkeeping, for rent collection, I can issue virtual credit card, I can create all the financial reports I need to run my real estate business and prepare for tax filing and through their partners I can vet my tenants, develop state-specific leases and more.

I had to develop tenacity and perseverance when starting my business back in the mid 1990's. 

Quote from @Marcus Ball: After struggling with local rehab properties in California, I switched to build-to-rent developers and chose a 1031 exchange.

However, you have to invest in specific communities where they are encouraging development.