However, it is important to note that showcasing the day-to-day grind of a seasoned real estate investor, who simply buys one property a year, may not be as captivating to audiences.

At the very least, the seller's agent will be a captive audience since they are trying to talk to everyone so they can sell the property.  

There are numerous companies you could look through, but I always suggest going through a broker.If you go through a direct/captive insurance writer (State Farm, Allstate, Farmers, or most of the big name brand names) they only have access to their lines of products, so you dont really know if you are getting a great deal.

I doubt when you run your own ads you will get similar numbers to what others are getting.. since there's so many variables involved... 2 main ones are1) every geographical location has it's own set of competition people willing to pay more or less to get the leads2) skill level of the person running the ads is another big factor...I run Google ads for 30-40 different insurance agents of the same captive insurance company using the same keywords and ads the only difference is their location and I have cost per lead all over the place.. and every few months we'll see sudden spikes and sudden drops in my cost per lead in each location... it's the nature of the beast so to speak.I think setting a budget and having it managed by someone who is familiar with your industry is a good start.. the main goal will be to keep on improving your numbers every month.. up to a point you are comfortable with your cost per lead.. sometimes no matter how good your guy is you still won't reach your cost per lead goal at which point you'll have to decide if it's worth continuing or not.good luck...

I call these "captive" properties. 

(Liberty sells through captive agents and brokerages.)

A captive/direct agent who works primarily with one company is less likely to  have the resources to be able to properly assist this class of business.

Or they'll have what is called a "captive QI" who is owned by the title underwriter and they have to recommend whether or not they like them.There are a number of good QIs right here on BP. 

If I did that my wife would hold me captive in a culvert and force me to watch re-runs of the bachelor while folding every article of laundry except the towels.

He is responsible for the cringe we all feel when he talks about residents - the captive audience with no where to go who are grateful to just have a roof over their heads.