For data, I rely on PropStream and ListSource.To stay organized, I label and sort leads by status (hot, warm, or cold), set daily follow-up reminders, and always prioritize hot leads.

Then there is a sort of echo chamber where social media spreads this idea to more and more people and somehow it becomes realistic. 

We will have to increase density tremendously to have any sort of chance....but that is a very unpopular option. 

just don't do a lease. as others have mentioned, this forces the buyer of the property to take over the lease (if its even allowed/ they qualify) and it certainly does make the property a little tougher to sell. i'm also doing a house hack, and here in CA, its made a world of difference for me. the bulk of our energy usage is in the summer when we want to run the a/c. my bill stays a constant $228/mo (i pocketed the tax credit and simply financed the panels after that grace period). instead of getting an $800 bill in the summer months, we run the a/c at a constant temperature 24/7 on auto, stay comfortable, and i typically get a little bit coming back at the end of the year. don't expect to pocket this "little bit back" by being conservative with your useage, it sort of is a use-it-or-lose-it situation... i think i got $54 back this year.

I also asked her to try to schedule the next inspection at the start of their workday to make it difficult for the inspector to claim to have been delayed by some other matter with any sort of credibility.

Going to be interesting to see what sort of impact the new Government's mass deportation policy has on rents and construction costs.  

Has anyone ever experienced this sort of situation?

Also, it sounds like you are in a great time of life to rent to roommates - I don't think you would regret figuring out a way to do some sort of house hack like that right now!  

I help all sorts of investors from all over and those in KC find replacement properties.

Use some for buy and hold (I personally would prefer apartments rather than buying a few single family homes) and some for lending/trust deed investing.In either category, you must know what you are doing, know how to vet the investment, how to vet the sponsor (if investing in a larger fund of some sort), the laws and regulations on the lending side, how to investigate which areas to invest in buy and hold and notes/trust deeds for that matter.So as you have already said several times, lots to think about . . .