They would start a new business or find some other high risk/high reward investment opportunity, but one advertised with a greater than 2-3% success rate. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I can't tell you how many times I have renegotiated for my buyers and got discounts even though they advertised it "as-is".

Honestly it's almost less work for us because we don't have to screen, airbnb does, we don't have to deal with leases, airbnb does that stuff, and we don't have to advertise, airbnb does.Location: If you do str OR/AND you really want the highest appreciation (I wanted both) you want to stick close to RTP and the airport.

Is now a bad time to buy because of the presidential election?

Delayed Advertising for Vacancies:They don’t list properties for rent until the tenant vacates, which prolongs our vacancy periods.

This search term will more likely attract potential home buyers.As we all know, targeting buyers can be a waste of money when competing in this competitive market where each investor/wholesaler is fighting for the next best distressed seller.Now, what else is this advertiser doing wrong with their ad?

Some have never distributed a dime, even though they were advertised as cash flow investments. 

We have worked on improving the physical appearance and infrastructure of the park, updating the homes, getting a new sign, advertising it online, and creating a website (www.shadyacreshuntington.com).

I heard advertising for GROUNDFLOOR on the BiggerPockets podcast and was intrigued.