Apples and oranges.

Either you or the seller mixing apples and watermelons terms.

Microsft and Apple both make good free contacts software in their operating systems.

They are to Real Estate what Apple was to phones.I wish you the best of luck.Herman    

Yes of course there are bad apples that give the title a bad name, but last time I checked there were no crooks, liars, or opportunists in the banking industry either, right?

It's worse when investors also ignorantly agree with the atrocities being committed by these banks.Since when has buying something at a lower price and immediately selling it at a higher price become "fraud"The truth of the matter is that, where there are humans, there will always be a potential for some bad apples to spoil the whole lot.

Doesn't matter if your transaction is selling apples or houses or shopping malls, what is required will be: Land, Labor, Capital and Entrepreneurship!

Arguably the question is how much would it cost in personal time to work free leads, then compare apples to apples, unfortunately i do believe the cold calling free leads (FSBO's) would probably get you the most bang for your buck but which process can be fully automated.

So, if you say have 50k in equity after 5 years and sold, you could (for the purposes of apples to apples comparison) add ~$700 a month "cash flow" equivalent after fee's etc.  

Make sure to ask the insurance agents about these different points so you are comparing apples to apples and have liability coverage as a landlord.