I also believe it helps to be the FIRST agent to call, so set up auto emails or check zillow FSBOs a couple times a day.

What you're considering might be a great idea or a very bad one.For the record, the exact mechanics of rent-to-own (really, lease/option or lease/purchase) vary from state to state.

I am involved in the rehab of a fire damaged, three floor, six unit building in Worcester, MA and am looking for referrals for structural and mechanical engineers to support this project.

Dan and Brandon gave you some very good insights into the mechanics.

My job was in a mechanical field and relied heavily on manual labor and physical ability.

I will definitely be signing up for the auto emails from Zillow.

Put together a team (realtors, contractors, attorney, accountant, bird dogs etc) Put together a marketing plan as to how you will acquire the product (direct mail, bandit signs, cold calling, door knocking, leveraging bird dogs - agents, PPC, SEO, Facebook ads etc) Put together a CRM or tracking mechanism to be able to track the lead flow and response from mediums so you can create a follow up system. 

I realize the "is this still available" is the auto-response, and I don't mind the translator....but most have not responded after I say "yes", and those that do are off the wall ;)

The water authority will have on-line and auto payments starting in 2019 which I'll sign up for.

Three books by Brandon Turner, the book on rental property investing, the book on investing with no and low money down, and the book on managing rental property.One book by mike Butler, landlording on auto pioltOne book by Mark Ferguson, Building a rental property empireAnd two random books that are good to pull away for a bit are, the millionaire next door, and barking up the wrong tree.Hope these are as good for you!