I require all of my prospects to fill out a Google form that I link to my job announcement.

You would arguably be better off buying a CD at a slightly lower yield with almost no risk, time, or stress requirements. 

They are not required to be notified.

I'm fairly new in the industry as well, and most of the sources I've checked at first require a subscription (CoStar, WSJ), but I found this newsletter called Zeroflux Real Estate who consolidate real estate news from such sites.

My goal is to diversify with an investment that generates steady cash flow, even if it requires a larger upfront investment and lower overall returns. 

One of the biggest challenges for everyone involved is being on the same page about the actual time required for maintenance.DIY landlords rarely properly track their time when it comes to property management in general - tracking their true time invested in maintenance is where they perform the worst.Investors that hire PMCs are rarely any better at understanding the true amount of time maintenance takes.

In fact, the more issues that arise, the more profitable theses properties become for the ancillary service providers....and you want to know why these investments are pushed aggressively by so many (besides of course requiring nothing more than a pulse to buy them). 

I'm not sure if they still have the 2 year requirement on income if it's going to be your primary residence.

As for non-bank loans, I'm familiar with a loan program that provides 100% financing, but it requires a minimum 650 credit score and proof of funds covering 12 months of interest.

Quote from @Kathy Grossart: Can a non-accredited investor in an already established SDIRA, within a 506(b) multi-family syndication, do a 1031 exchange to another syndicated property (with same operators), if the new 506(c) offering required investors to be accredited, and the investor is not?