it is very difficult - much more difficult than advertised, and more difficult now than it was a few years ago because of the increase in interest rates and the heightened competition for distressed deals.the issue is this: you're up against other investors and businesses spending tens and sometimes even hundreds of thousands of dollars a month on marketing. 

I own and manage several hundred SFH in the Lubbock area.  

I've made hundreds of friends and sourced more clients than you can imagine from doing one thing - adding value in the forums.I never once said I was an agent or where to find me.

It contains hundreds of files such as ebooks, checklists and spreadsheets for real estate investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/filesGood luck.

I've read hundreds of these and usually call the agent for an explanation to ensure we're protected.

I can't say I've ever heard one single solitary story about any of these potential scenarios actually happening despite a relatively high number of STRs leaving wine etc as a welcome gift.You'd think by now we'd have at least ONE post in here or in the hundreds of STR facebook groups about someone that left wine as a welcome gift and got sued after a drunk person had an accident, or got reamed out by a recovering alcoholic, etc. 

This is very important as we have seen at least 5 BTR builders go sideways and leave hundreds of investors in trouble.

There are @ hundred registered bidders at the auctions, but most of them are too scared to put in even the minimum bid. 

Some use mail chimp, we use GHL, but there a hundred out there and it really boils down to which one you like - I like to use the analogy of buying a car, they all do the same thing - some have more bells and whistles but all do the same thing

It's a few hundred dollars, and probably worth it not to screw it up given the dollar amounts you are dealing with.