I would still prefer residential these days though. 

Sharma, From my perspective I prefer to run my own fix and flips.

Do you have a service or website you prefer to handle direct mail?

Many of the OTAs and lead gen sites, like Furnished Finder, are pushing credit card payments. 99.9% of the time I get a message from FF saying 'your tenant would prefer to pay by credit card so activate Stripe now!' 

Since you already know the metrics in the fix & flip game, this might be an avenue for you to consider.

Yeah I think the moral of the story is that most people would prefer to rent a home/cabin.

Play the long game and hold onto that equity. 

Real estate investing can absolutely be a game-changer when it comes to freeing up your time and helping shape the community you care about—especially in our beautiful region.You’re on the right track by diving into BiggerPockets.

Is there any place on this website that that focuses on investors that got in the game late.

Contacting rentals is a smart approach too, its all really a numbers game