@Scott Trench recently posted a great piece on his Instagram account, basically saying the "50% Rule" is misleading.

Listen to the podcasts, read the many books, browse the forums, follow biggerpockets and Brandon Turner on Instagram. 

My main focus has been Instagram and LinkedIn but haven't really seen any growth in following.

A lot of investors can create passive income by being out-of-state although it does require more networking and thorough vetting of the team you work with.Getting yourself connected to a local realtor who is familiar with the investing market will then hopefully allow you to connect to boots-on-the-ground teams and property management companies who can protect your asset(s) and your interest.Right now, the mid-west markets are doing really well - you can stretch your dollar further as property is typically cheaper but still allows you to hit a great ROI with the right homes in the right areas (this is where your connections come in).Social media, like Facebook, BP, and Instagram will give you insight in narrowing down what markets may interest you most - some of these can be hard to get into so utilizing social media to your advantage to grab off-market properties in appreciating neighborhoods will be key.Best of luck to you!

It seems that there is a very limited number of well-known places for online marketing (MLS etc, Craigslist, Facebook, Instagram) so, aside from advertising on the Dark Web somewhere :-) , one's personal connections is the main way to bring additional buyer leads.

Initial Purchase Price: $116,100Total Cash Invested (Down Payment + Reno Costs): $41,312.64Total in House After Reno: $134,192.64Appraised Value After Reno: $170,000.00Cash Received on Refi: ~$31,000.00 at 75% LTVCurrently Rented (Has Been for 9 Months) at $1,300.00/mo Cash Flow: ~$500/mo You can find before and after pictures etc. on the @flippinwiththewoods Instagram if you want to see it!

I had to stop following a well know Instagram RE investor who was constantly showing his rent today versus purchase price in 2012.

They have a couple of popular Instagram-worthy restaurants & bars there.

Or whenever this whole thing is over and people return to work, will they return to their old ways of going out and spending every dollar to keep up with their fake instagram world?

I got a lot of questions on my Instagram yesterday about the email we wrote to our tenants addressing this outbreak so I decided to include the letter we wrote here in case it helps anybody :) I think a lot of landlords are struggling with coming up with the right words to explain how they’re willing to help but not to take advantage of them at the same time lol**** NOTE: this is a Canadian version so you’ll have to edit it for the US.