Your website is your foundation its where you will likely be collecting leads, its where people are going to go when they searching for that realtor their friend told them about, etc...Can get started fairly simple by starting with a WordPress website.

Because the inventory is so low, you really need someone that has the time and attention to dedicate to your home search. 

You are buttoned up in terms of financing, DP, conditions/terms, etc., and you've offered more than they've asked you for.My response: "Thank you for your suggestion; I consider my original offer, terms, and conditions to be more than fair, and counter with the same offer accordingly."

Do a quick search in the box above and you will see a lot of comments on large sums of money people have spent for coaching/training.

Hey Brian, if you need help with searches, feel free to reach out to me.

I am in the same situation where I live and I just searched apartment floor plans on the net and found what I thought would go well here and be popular convenient layouts for tenants.

@Graham Richard Anderson Search engine optimization and Google Adwords are by far the best lead generation methods.

Continue networking, educating yourself and searching for deals.

You can search the forums to read more about it!

Asheville area is my furthest in my search area.