You can run ads directing people to your blogs or white papers, etc.

Pull out a spreadsheet and go through the tools everyone mentions to run some comparables and take note of photos, amenities. 

In order to do this you need to have deal flow and you need to know 1) How to recognize a good, profitable deal, 2) How to put together funds quickly to buy the deal before someone else does and in such a way where you are protected and the deal is protected, 3) How to run the project so that you follow the budget and don't overspend or overbuild, 4) How to attract an end buyer or a renter and which documents to use to protect yourself and the buyer, 5) If you are going to keep the property then you need to know how to set up the property from the start to best help you in the refinance later, and 6) You need to know how you are planning on managing the property from the beginning in order to make sure it will be profitable at the end.

Quote from @Jordan Ryan: Joe Fairless - Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, A-Z with everything you could possibly think of about starting and running a successful syndication.  

What do people do when they run out of funds (liquidated credit cards and family members assistance)?  

Don't apologize, don't explain how the 'chosen' tenant was more qualified than they were, wish them well in their search.You're running a business and you've made a business decision. 

I hire local professionals for inspections and cleaning, but even then, I’ve run into issues where things were missed because I wasn’t physically there.3.Tools: I use software like Tenant Cloud for rent collection and maintenance tracking, but no tool can replace having someone who can physically check on properties.

It's not just any kind of car, and even if you buy the "right" vehicle, it has to be used 100% for business, which is rare.

You still need to be involved and watch your property manager to ensure things are running well, but that takes less time than self-managing.

They were selling on pro forma, but the market and the debt market have shifted, and it's aa lot harder to achieve higher pricing with lower rents.We've purchased over 2,000 units, and the simple answer to the question is that they are either mom and pops and run their businesses with ZERO KPIs, they do not want to risk losing tenants if they raise rents, and they don't treat their asset as a business.When you take over, it can be difficult to get rents to market if they are very suppressed.