The internet as wonderful as it is has also created a 'wild west' effect that is often unbridled.  

Because intrastate (single state) offerings must still comply with that state’s securities laws, and because with the internet its difficult for offerings of any size to be limited to investors residing in a single state, the exemption for private placements is the exemption from registration most often used. 

Your fixed costs could be something like the following: $5k property tax, $2k insurance, $3k utility (including internet and TV), $2k landscaping (mowing, weeding), $2k or $3k maintenance (if you have a pool or hot tub). 

Paul and Special Financing Company both  promised they would take care of this by December 27th and then just today in the mail I got two letters saying that they had transferred my loan to another company...That is the most insane thing I have ever encountered in all the years of dealing with shady businesses on the internet-!!!!

They have bots that look for every piece of furniture on the internet, create a listing for it, and then have it shipped if you buy it (often at a 2-3X markup). 

Renegotiating some utility contracts (garbage and removing some on site office paid internet/phone bills) 5.

On the internet?

I have not been able to find any in person networking events in my area doing a basic internet search.

All of the information is on the internet for free.

They don't care about Yelp or the internet.