BP rules don't allow you to advertise your business in the open forums.

Additionally, I expect applicants to follow instructions in the advertisement and application, to make and keep appointments, to show up on time for appointments, dress and behave appropriately at appointments, and in general demonstrate throughout the process that they are someone that is easy and pleasant to do business with.

I do not use a property management service to advertise and have always used Zillow to advertise, previous references, housing records, credit checks etc

Note this calculation gets worse if you recognize the declining value of currency.  

I recommend you include some of your key qualification criteria in the advertisement.

From there, adding discipline will get you to where you want.Instead what you're doing is advertising you have money, no knowledge and are going to have the average BP RE agent(bottom of the barrel quality) come here to promote their services with no regard. 

getting cash flowing rentals in those states is certainly possible, but much, much more difficult than advertised. 

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

It's technically avoidant of advertising or self-promotion, but it always is blatant self-promotion opportunity.

A “30 minute phone consultation” is heavily advertised with their package offerings, but it was a struggle to get them to agree to a phone call once we were engaged.