What I like about the above data analysis, is you can compare markets and deals verse each other. 

This typically means lower down payments and better interest rates compared to traditional investment loans.

From everything I hear the costs exponentially grow when a PM hires out your repairs/maintenance compared to the cost of you source the work yourself.

Have you compared the appreciating cash flow on the duplex to the potential savings on your current mortgage over 1,3, and 5 years? 

You're spot on with how private money lending offers speed and flexibility compared to traditional banks.

I am more concerned about social media posts, as there is no real way to add the required information without turning every post into an advertisement, as compared to sharing real estate information or deals we are working on.

Do one task at a time in each app so you can compare apples to apples.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.

MTR arbitrage may allow an owner less hassle and equal profit from their unit compared to the other available alternative of LTR.3.

If you don't have that, keep earning, saving, and managing the risk you take by investing in REITs (which is small but risk still exists).If you already have at least $100k to invest, and you're wondering where to start as an OOS investor, I recommend this dataset that we at BiggerPockets put together specifically for people like you and me.https://www.biggerpockets.com/resources/housing-market-data/...It contains information like job growth, population growth, and rent-price ratio for all markets to compare and contrast.

It is possible the largest investment shift in the last 395 years is some kind of tulip scam and there are elements to compare to that, however we are not talking toys or flowers in this case.