They have nice looking direct booking sites, but I'm more curious about their digital marketing training and crm software included with their package. 

I have tried both, I think it depends on the market you are targeting and the type of leads.

Most of these course instructors aren't qualified to teach anything but the most elementary real estate concepts and try to make their courses more marketable by teaching concepts they have no business teaching. 

What is the property appreciation in that market? 

We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to review your property.Best regards,"I replied back asking for more specifics, wondering if it is the Milwaukee market, the Wisconsin market, the multi-family market, or the property itself, and I got crickets....At the very least, I should get better customer service explaining why.

Are they off market or on MLS? 

I would say it could be done, just need to have the following:#1 - Have great overall knowledge of that market, and better than agents.#2 - Learn how to run comps so you know the value of the property better than anyone. #3 - Have finances in order (i.e) is this going to be bought through conventional, cash, HML, etc.

My recommendation would be to choose potential markets - in several price points - that have strong rental demand and year-over-year rent increases and that also are in markets that are appreciating. 

With this type of YOY growth, you can re-invest you equity into upstate or OOS markets (i.e.

A manager will roughly cost $100-$150 a month to take over a unit (it could be more or less in your market) and manage the units.