I've built different mobile and web applications.  

Remember fundamentals like choosing a desirable market and keeping some money in a highly liquid option as reserves like a high interest savings account that should be about 4-5% currently.

I also found an interesting house hacking web site I can post later - can’t get to that pc right now. 

I think that's the fundamental difference in our thinking.

I then go to Trulia to create the same ad, then Hotpad, etc...Syndication is not worth it because if you look at the syndicated ads, they are only showing very limited information and pictures on the syndicated sites, but if you go to those sites and place a "new" ad, there is more "real estate" for your property on that web site.

I buy houses signsSEO, Web...

Joshua, we have a fundamental gap here.

I’m Lauren, a professional with a background in web development, IT, and teaching computer science.

This is so important.4- Some platforms let you build pages, some let you build landing pages which are really just web pages that are designed for specific keyword phrases and sometimes don't include navigation menus to keep your leads from clicking to another page on your website.

Not to get off topic here but I find many members of the BP community spend more money and time creating complexed webs of entities than my former employer who owned over a billion dollars worth of real estate.