It would be interesting to hear from some of the frequent posters that are here to do hard money ( how many deals they get on BP) Your 100% correct anyone who is up and running and doing deals generally has their marketing outlets.. ( at least in robust markets) however for the mid west guys and rust belt who's business is success is dependent on out of state investors  its a pretty cheap way to get your product to market and get a few leads...

Another place was owned by an alcoholic who hadn't cut his grass in 5 years.

If there are a lot of neglected yards, the area is full of either renters or alcoholics.

HubSpot offers a pretty robust CRM for free that integrates well and has a good mobile app.

Everything else is much easier (and irrelevant without deal flow).Most serious part-time investors have plenty of capital, know how to buy right, and have management solutions....but we lack 100s of profitable opportunities flowing through the funnel (compared to those with active marketing and robust deal flow pipelines).

We have a small market about 90 minutes south of us and there is a lone franchise there and they can barely handle all of the phone calls they get and they are doing a robust wholesaling business.

If you want something more robust start with something like ACT or Bento.

It is also  a more robust retirement plan with high contribution limits, Roth features and the availability of participant loans. 

As a college student it's not always easy to eat healthy but I've started being way more intentional about eating plenty of fresh, organic produce,  cutting down on  my sugar intake, and abstaining from the consumption of alcohol.

Not to scare you, but I did share a post here of a tenant that literally hacked his landlord when she went to address something with him after she had already indicated eviction proceedings.The landlord ended up in ICU and I did not follow the story enough to know if she lived.The article indicated that even if she lived, she would be left with major brain damage.Once eviction papers are served or termination of tenancy communicated, I would be very careful about going around said tenant as emotions are high and worse where drugs/alcohol is involved.I would for the most part keep away and handle this per the advise of your attorney.Did an eviction once of inherited tenants that a year and a half later, continued to challenge my policies and damage the unit, and it was tough, but seems that eviction (at least once especially with inherited tenants) is just the rite of passage most landlords have to go through.Not saying you will, but as @Marcia Maynard says, please be safe.