The seller swore that everything was legit and we did not need to do anything further in regards to the decommissioned tank.

So, just to reassure, 1)no business owner, legit type or not, looking for cheap housing for his employees is going to file any kind of lawsuit2) lots of (good) talk about taking first qualified applicants etc, but remember YOU make the qualifications.

recently I came across a few the crowdfunding platforms like fundrise, crowdstreet etc. they claim beating VNQ return for 3 years in the past 5.  

Getting ready to generate some direct mail campaigns and have been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to automate/make this work. So, I have research being completed each week to 4 different groups of targeted...

Small towns are getting larger, big cities are getting smaller, businesses are pursuing online platforms instead of physical when possible, and government is getting involved in every step.

Keep in mind a platform that was built for smaller DIY landlords (1-15 units), whereas some of the larger platforms might not be as cost-efficient, whereas a small one built with DIY landlords in mind offers state-specific leases (based on the property address; uses that property address to import all necessary local clauses into that residential lease and allows you to add custom clauses and renter rules to it as well).

Could you have them book through Homeaway/VRBO or airbnb and then discount it to all but $1.00 so that the booking is covered and has to be vetted through one of the above mentioned rental platforms?

Roofstock is a buying platform generally speaking.But you will get plenty of turnkey operators to chime in.. 

@Walmsley Gedeon take a look at Cozy.co - its a mobile friendly platform that you can use to manage tenants and have them pay rent online.

Although we have a long way to go to get to our goals, a marathon starts with one step, and with the help and support of many people on this platform, we know the steps we need to take to continue our path forward.