This may not be your thing but placing handwritten bandit signs in the area where the house is located will have your phone ringing off the hook and a great way to add to your buyers listExample:House 4 Sale$25k Cashxxx-xxx-xxxxJUST MY 2 CENTS BUT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A MEE-YOW

They have no skin in the game!

We buy houses that professionals will live in and have a lot of skin in the game to encourage them to live up to their expectations.

They will all want some "skin in the game" or some of your own money in the deal,  especially with you being new. 

I personally believe that putting 20 to 25% DP on investment properties is advantageous because it forces you to have skin in the game and to make good decisions.  

If you calculate your IRR, it takes all this into account and is a far more effective way to compare this deal with other potential deals.

Since most property managers don't have any skin in the game they don't bother to research what service providers are best and have the best value so see what how you can hold property managers accountable for being your intermediary or add performance measures into your agreement.

I would hate to spend 13-15% on a hard money loan, but maybe with so much skin in the game, such a good deal, and so many assets, I could get a HML to do 10% out the door, for 9 months? 

They wanted to be certain that I had at least 20% skin in the game.  

Most hard money lenders require some skin in the the game.