If you are going to study, check out the study tools available for purchase.

I had multiple FIVRR folks do work but a lot of them will create back links on sites with high toxicity scores so it actually ends up hurting you.

Speaking of transparency, transparency, honesty and integrity are business tools, they give you a competitive leverage/advantage and also protect your bottom line. 

@Andrew Owen, if you are going to put the effort into bird dogging deals like that you want to have the tools in your back pocket to take down any opportunities you find!

There is tons of new construction, which means competition (and the only way to be competitive is to lower your rents) and with high property taxes, makes it hard to cash flow.

The risk is high but the loan size is not profitable. 

This approach can be a powerful tool in your real estate investing toolkit, offering opportunities to maximize returns while creating mutually beneficial deals for both you and the seller.Some books I recommend are:"Investing in Real Estate with Lease Options and Subject-to Deals" by Wendy Patton"Seller Financing and Real Estate Notes in the Dodd-Frank Era" by Dawn Rickabaugh"The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down" by Brandon Turner and David Greene

You have to determine what is the quality of person you are trying to collect from.  

My local power company has a program where they can lower power consumption to a property(ies) to prevent the grid going down during high power usage surges. 

Other high integrity gurus that I know are Vinney Chopra, Jake and Gino, and Rod Khleif.