L2 MAC filtering is fine, but I'd try to find some kind of authentication system that would allow guests to dynamically connect with your tenant's password or something...

I don't have much to add on the different tools yet, but I'm looking into dynamic pricing tools.I've been looking at the two you mentioned (Beyond and PriceLabs) and also a third option: Wheelhouse.

That is one dynamic to add to my consideration, but the downfall to option#1 is some lost leverage on long term asset gains (not cash flow since both options cash flow roughly the same).

Been a long long time since I have seen you round the old water cooler.Ryan is a dynamic and great guy, he will be an amazing asset to these forums!

The dynamics are very different.

If you say have $1m available and 25 pct down and will invest anywhere with x return, you are going to get sold a bunch of bad deals that look good without considering management and area dynamics.

When he brought this point up I realized that I never thought about this dynamic of low budget person competing against someone with deeper pockets.Fellow investors, what are your thoughts?

Wholesales and wholesalers are an intricate part for many investors.  

Sure it matters to some, but plenty of others would rather look over the Eastern Ave border into west of the river Maryland (Mount Rainier, Hyattsville, Riverdale), which doesn’t have the stigma and issues (real and perceived) of EOTR *AND* first-time homebuyers with higher incomes and lower savings l can take advantage of the lower price/higher tax dynamic in MD for down payment issues.

Education is indeed a crucial aspect of real estate investing, and your detailed breakdown of different property classes and neighborhoods is a valuable guide for newcomers.Your emphasis on understanding the local market's dynamics and class distinctions is spot on.