The industry is changing and new services are coming online to help owners and property managers to streamline this process.  

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I'm browsing online listings and want to understand how to dissect these deals before diving in.

My brother's rental is a little over 1,000s sqft heated living area, so the ADU would only be permitted for 500 sqft in Winston-Salem, according to information I found online .One advantage of an ADU I believe would be the ability to hook up to the primary residence's utilities. 

Are online webinars as good as in person meeting? 

Check reviews of them online and ask for references if they are willing to let you speak to their previous clients!

For as long as I can snag deals like this - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1193019-says-...And I know that you guys have similar numbers in Detroit, I couldn't care less about the "keyboard cowboy" data.Virtual $ex with Jenna (Old Playstation game and sorry ladies) is different to real life.Same as the online stats, demographics and data...They don't/can't show the real life micro economic data of tertiary cities.Well, they can but they aren't accurate just like Zillow isn't in my market.Micro is very different to MacroJust my 2 Aussie centsPeace, I'm out 🤠

You can list your property at the local Housing Authority and I think some have an online database of rentals, but we've never used that. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Loans from the FHA, online investment groups, middlemen, rent-to-buy deals, ready-to-rent homes, and borrowing from private lenders can cost less at the start, grow in value, and give you a steady flow of money.