Set up a good website and explore SEO, AdWords, and click-funnels.

Have good marketing.Basically I have a few grand to get started right and I want to make sure I use those funds as efficiently as possible.I would like to do direct mail, craigslist ads, adwords, etc.

It might also make sense starting an AdWords campaign as well.I'd start with a keyword research on Google's  In terms of useful content, you are absolutely right about that: it's important to produce quality content and even reach out to related real-estate bloggers and provide free quality content for their site as a guest blogger.

(Compare THAT to adwords.) 

That will give him some new investors, but obviously the point is to bring in more through other channels as well.He also mentioned using Google ad words to bring in new investors.

My plan is to create the website, google ad words, rent a place in Chicago and get an owner base underneath me.  

Joes's CPC is $4 on Google AdWords.

This has made it difficult for many query keywords to populate in Adwords when doing keyword research.

Test out the viability of search keyowrds with Adwords, and after you've proven your process/sales funnel, then invest in a competent SEO.

I used a company called 10billionleads.com and they set up a site and started a Google adwords campaign for us.