Looking to see how people have automated or semi automated it.Also interested in feedback on best approach- letters or postcards and is there a way to save on bulk postage

Big gains I see are NOT from cash flow.They are from finding value add properties in great locations and timing the market cycle correctly to cash out after full stabilization.A rural to one economy town semi-suburban areas might be cheap and have higher cash flow but it's for a reason.These areas are dead towns that have minimal to no growth over decades.

I have a buyer now that will pay 200k for a nicely remodeled home, semi-open floor plan and area doesn't matter to them.  

If your goal is to be an active real estate investor and call all of the shots, option 4 is your best fit.If you want to be semi-active and call some of the shots, option 3 may be a good fit.If you are looking to add real estate to your investment portfolio but don't want to be active (similar to the stock you own in companies managed by others or mutual funds that manage portfolios of stocks) then option 1 or 2 may be a good fit if you align yourself with a good sponsor.If you choose options 1 or 2, whether you choose to do that with Praxis or any other sponsor, the most important component is to thoroughly research the company.  

We inspect our units semi-annually - quarterly for our student rentals - anything damaged we address promptly and invoice the tenant if they are responsible.  

Semi-Taxes are listed by the realtor to be around $712 / 6mo equalling out to be 120 or so a month.

I'm semi-retired so if you need anything else PM me or call.

I can rent my room as "semi-furnished" and leave my bed there.

Indy still has things going on (not a huge fan there personally either though, but I still like it more than Memphis), Chicago has some cool options, the TX cities are semi-done...still deals there for sure but pretty low on the cap rates and the prices have been driven up really hard.

Ideally I would like to have a semi retired electrician that does jobs here and there.