I've used an online designer before, you send her photos, measurements of the room and existing furniture, and your budget and she presents you with design options and the links to buy!

If you want to understand 5-year outlook, I'd look for multifamily construction data in your area to understand what level of new units is and will be coming online in the near future. 

You can find online mortgage calculators that allow you to play around and see what happens if you do an extra payment or increase your payments.

If your local municipality has an online court records, go to their website and look up both criminal and civil histories.

While the owner is free to sell the property and the information about how they run it as a business, AirBnB does not allow them to sell their online identity for the platform.

My local cable, internet, cell and utility companies are already using it to field calls and answer questions online and phone.

I think I've talked to maybe 2 tenants on the phone so far, and I didn't mind because there's a lot of scams online.

You don’t even have to attend some conferences, some will publish a list of their speakers and/or attendees and you could simply reach out directly after researching their firms online.

I also looked at hundreds of deals online and visited over a dozen properties before I landed on this 8 unit.

BP has done such a great job of promoting SFR investing to the masses, that those masses have pushed up real estate prices to where it's now DIFFICULT to cashflow right away.Keep going, but understand you won't get rich in real estate overnight - it's a long-term wealth building strategy.For the short-term, recommend joining a few in-person investor meetings if possible, otherwise online ones.