With a target customer segment in mind, then you set about developing a product or service that your customer is willing to pay for that consistently meets their needs better than the competition.When we bought our two SF rentals, I used that same approach.  

I am a young investor from Nashville area Tennessee and I am pursuing a few deals in the Jacksonville, Florida market in the multi-family segment.

Trying to set up some self-imposed 'trading rules' for myself as far as flooded properties go -- to what extent, in what areas, I will play in that segment -- but that is a whole other topic, though, isn't it.So there you go, another new guy in HoustonMark

Some of them even have a segment titled "Haves and Wants" where people can get up in front of the group and announce what they have to offer, or what they're looking for (wants) so it'll be easy to identify who the potential buyers are. 

You should decide the market segment in which you want to invest.

(most run for 25 years)What segment is the hotel in, and what makes up the comp set (typically 5 hotels the hotel calls its competition)Is the brand/segment right for the market?

Maintenance depends on age of the facility (as with pretty much everything in RE).There is a bit of competition in the mini storage segment but smaller mom and pops can be found for reasonable CAP rates if you are self managing. 

@Bei He The only downside to that is you will be bringing down market value to the surrounding houses, if everyone does it, it will decrease all the segment or area down.

I want to get a good system in place so I can have a good shot at this segment.

., it's the second half of the post.That's not to say list quality doesn't matter, but a provider like ListSource is going to be good enough.One additional tip - you can make your lists a lot more powerful by "segmenting" them.