This keeps ringing in my head.

I always suggest craigslist, thats my one stop when advertising a property, depending on your area, you will have your phone ringing all day if you post the ad a couple times. you can also try out MyHouseDeals.com i find a good amount of properties on their everyday and i also posted one on there a while back and had a good amount of investors see it.

I walked out because my phone kept ringing.

Don't stop because you're phone doesn't ring like crazy initially.

Map of the town on the fridge, with a personal list of the "Good" and the "Bad".Cable tv channel guide.Little sample bottles of cologne in the bathroom.Charcoal and lighter fluid if there is a charcoal grill.Propane for a gas grill.A rick of firewood for the fire ring outside.Tony Chachere's Louisianna Seasoning (I rent to a lot of Cajuns and Texans).Pictures, paintings, calendars or other forms of artwork with naked women.  99% of my renters are refinery contractors. 

I am trying to save up as much cash as I can for my first real estate investment, a wedding, and possibly a used car. but I am not sure how to tackle this problem.2.

Even Michael Jordan didn't win his rings without Pippen, Kukoc, and Rodman.

This entails pretty much whatever makes your phone ring - ads online, ads in the newspaper, bandit signs, etc.

Well, my tenant JUST realized that the same day of the Super Bowl is his wedding.

The whole "building a long term relationship, with a lot of work to come, blah blah blah...." rings pretty hollow from most.