It’s misleading and bad form to have people believing that you’re relating your personal experience in an unbiased manner when in actuality your advertising paid services.  

However, you can also find quality companies that advertise a turnkey product and don't resemble his post.  

The federal laws that we now have around false advertising were created because of swampland in Cape Coral being sold to Northerners as developable lots in the 50’s and 60’s.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

@David SliceHere are some strategies:Create a website.Build a blog.Develop email marketing campaigns.Employ virtual staging.Try experiential marketing.Partner with local businesses.Run paid Instagram promotion.Use drone photography.Create a Zillow profile.Ask for referrals.Make your own videos.Co-host a webinar.Collect and display testimonials.Leverage traditional advertising media.Optimize your website for mobile.Actively leverage social media profiles.Maintain an email newsletter.Create a standout business card.Film video walkthroughs.Invest in branded swag.All the best!

Also, has anyone used Avil (it was advertised on BP episodes)?

Tremont has become a trendy, hipster aread and is also good.

I've read online the high end for attic cleanup should be ~$600 and sometimes see advertisements for $95, but most reviews I've read online say places aren't honoring those prices...For the 200 amp main panel upgrade, we received a quote that was between $5500-7500 depending on configuration, which is also crazy -- I've been reading the main panel upgrades should range from $1500 - $3500.

If you are an agent or investor do you hire digital marketing agencies for your advertising needs?

Find a deal, get it under contract, advertise it on FB Marketplace in your area, and close the deal.