There are not many free or almost free ways to generate consistent lead flow, which is required if this is to be your BUSINESS.My advice is:1) You need a marketing budget for 6 months AT LEAST to start this business2) You need to rise up above the bandit sign guys and play a different game - be innovative and ethical and certainly always LEGAL in everything you do.  

We bought a 14 plex in Nov and used a professional inspector.

Who is the most innovative real estate tech entrepreneur/CEO of 2015Who is the most influential real estate tech thought leader of 2015?

@Adrian L.Definitely the kind of innovation they are interested in.

(Obviously subject to local laws).To close the loop, I ended up buying the 3/1 property for ~95k in Nov 30 after winning it at an auction.com live event in Philadelphia in late October.

I work for a local investor, and we are brainstorming ways to increase cash flow and revenue in his student housing properties.We are of course aware of raising rents, but I'm interested in hearing innovative or different ideas of how you all raise revenue and cash flow.Thanks in advance!

I'm scheduled to visit in nov-dec to look at real estate.

Do you have anything to suggest as innovative marketing ideas?

There are two types of realtors out there; retail stuck in old traditional system go by market value and sometimes are emotional when it comes to dealing with them, offended by offers that are made to them by investors, these types in some RARE cases don't submit offers, keep in mind offers can be relayed verbally or in writing by a buyer, in both cases it is the Realtors responsibility to present all offers to their buyer by the letter of the law.And Investor friendly realtors, flexible non-emotional and innovative in most cases, NOT THE HOUSE WIFE MENTALITY OR WEEKEND REALTOR present all offers from my experience unless the EXCEPTION as described below is in effectIn terms of presenting offers there is an exception:HOWEVER, there is an EXCEPTION, a seller can instruct a realtor not to present any offers to them below a certain offered price.

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