, staging, marketing materials and advertisements. 

Then add in licensing, equipment, supervision, advertising, vehicles and a modest profit and the sum is large   The op said the job took him 6 hours.

Can you tell me if there are paid advertisers and sales pitches? 

Advertise your deal                                                to your buyers list or online sites like craigslist or your reiaThe 2 things that take the longest are1. learning the values of houses in your area (#3)2. having that list of good buyers. put everyone on your buyers list you meet at reias, etc    the good buyers will distinguish themselves because they will buy the good deals when    you find them.

That will severely sway my response.I've always bought turnkeys long-distance (from a company, not an individual) and there's lots of ways to do due diligence on everything being advertised.

As @Chris Mason mentioned...yea, there are more than a few who will def do that stuff on the commercial side, not just from advertising, but I've placed some commercial re loans with MJ components.

Storing message templates, etc.Drive - Keeping Records, Property Information, Insurance Certificates, Advertising Photos, etc.Keep - Long term to-do list for property maintenance, repairs, and one-time tasks.Zapier ($20/month) - Automation/Workflow product.

College rentals generally turn over every year, however this offers a few distinct advantages (1) this will happen at the same time every year and it will happen when demand to rent is at its highest, this makes for a cycle that is easy to predict. (2) because turnover happens at the same time you can find out 3-5 months in advance if they are going to be renewing their lease you are able to prepare accordingly by advertising and pre-leasing the property months in advance.

I remember doing some cold calling, or canvassing, as they call it nowadays, on homes advertised for sale by owner in the local newspaper.

Boston was developing so rapidly that everyone was getting quickly priced out of the once neglected (now extremely trendy) South Boston area, and pushing buyers and renters into the even farther south areas of Dorchester and Quincy.