I work all 58 counties of CA and use a series of direct mail educational pieces, public speaking, publicity via press releases and articles written for adjudicated publishers (legal newspapers).The mistakes most real estate related services providers make include:1) Soliciting attorneys while new and inexperienced in their profession2) Soliciting before they have researched, studied and mastered applicable laws and procedures for their area of expertise 3) Like newbie posters who post and go 'poof', I've watched real estate agent, appraisers and specialty lenders (like myself) attend one Bar Assoc meeting then disappear, never to be seen again.

Publish your criteria and stick to those criteria.

Nolo Press is a company that publishes self help legal books.

But, now I'm hearing rumors that despite the "fair market rents" published on the Section 8 site it's entirely possible to NOT get anything like the published maximum. 

Welcome, many on these forums can provide plenty of advice and guidance, regarding the financing piece, please check out this article I wrote and published on BP about all the options for financing BRRRR (pros, cons etc.)https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-loans-what-are-the-...

My advice would be to read First to a Million (and the workbook), published by none other than Bigger Pockets.

When I broke out the costs on my own policy, I published the analysis.It wasn't what I expected.

When tenants self screen themselves due to published criteria, that saves you time and effort, so it is good.

Rentcafe just published their annual report indicating that Milwaukee is the 3rd hottest rental market in the US (bad for tenants) and we expect more of the same in 2024.

While we are talking, unbeknown to them, I look them up in the Unlawful Detainer book published by our local rental association and I peruse the Washington Courts website.Up front (in our advertising and in our first contact by phone) we let people know we value open and honest communication and that we will do a thorough background check of rental history, income history, credit history and legal history.