Be careful of calculators that factor only advertised short term rental rates without including actual booked rates. 

I'll base this assuming you know nothing about real estate, and you can cross out anyone who has a similar skillset to you, or you are able/willing to do their work.ACQUISITION TEAM/NETWORK - Wholesellers, Realtors, local networking groups, mail/email/advertising campaigns, however it is that you get properties.CONTRACTOR - Find a good GC with solid subs. 

If you do lots of advertising you can always talk about both sides that will help a seller, and a buyer.  

The example she gave, that was deemed illegal, was a small EM, 30days due diligence, no ability to buy, and advertised on Zillow and craigslist.  

any agent that will spend 2 to 5k a month in advertising themselves in the RE business and will actually WORK will make easy 200 to 500k a year...

Hey BP Community,My name is David, and I'm completely new to Real Estate Investing.I recently left my Corporate Job in online advertising for other pursuits.

I find that there is a little competition in advertising but whoever gets the call first pretty much got the deal if the seller is truly motivated.

Yes, John is right BUT, you are not advertising.  

Sellers often hire a auction company, which advertises the property for sale and typically hosts maybe one open house to show off the home.

Your cost to advertise will be cheaper and they have a few more tools for tracking of leads vs YouTube.